PR Planning Board opens FEMA’s flood maps to public comment
May 3, 2018
The Puerto Rico Planning Board is requesting public comment on FEMA’s updated flood maps, which reflect new information and lessons learned from the widespread damage caused by Hurricane María.
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Moody’s: $238M FEMA grant ‘credit positive’ for VI Water and Power Authority
May 3, 2018
A decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide a $238 million grant for permanent repairs to the U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is “credit positive” for the authority, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report.
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FEMA: Now is the time to prepare financially for hurricane season
April 30, 2018
Survivors at all income levels have experienced the challenges of rebuilding their lives after Hurricanes Irma and María.
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U.S. Corps of Engineers installs 2000th power generator in P.R.
April 3, 2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Temporary Emergency Power mission in Puerto Rico installed the 2000th power generator on Mar. 31, 2018, the agency announced.
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FEMA aid for mitigation work in P.R. could reach $30B
March 23, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency could assign as much as $30 billion to address damage mitigation work in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane María’s destruction, Alejandro De la Campa, director of the agency’s Caribbean Region II, said.
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FEMA: 6 mo.’s after María: Progress made in P.R., work continues
March 20, 2018
Six months after Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico, power and water have been restored in most communities, millions of cubic yards of debris have been removed, hospitals and other government services are open and bridges are being replaced, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
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$2.2B in federal aid approved for P.R. households, businesses
March 8, 2018
With two weeks remaining before the deadline to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, more than $2.2 billion in federal aid is helping fuel the recovery for households and businesses in Puerto Rico, the agency said.
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Majority of P.R. claimants still wait for FEMA help, many found ‘ineligible’
February 5, 2018
By Rebecca Banuchi | Center for Investigative Journalism Armando Vega-Martínez anxiously awaits for the day he can have a home again. The house in which he lived, among the mountains of the Guaraguao neighborhood in Ponce, was completely destroyed when an adjacent structure fell on it after succumbing to the powerful winds of hurricane María […]
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P.R.’s energy sector ‘must be transformed’ after hurricanes
February 2, 2018
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, and the island’s energy sector as a whole, must be overhauled following the destruction caused by Hurricanes Irma and María to be more resilient and responsive to emergencies.
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P.R. Planning Board says 200K homes in flood-prone areas
January 25, 2018
The Puerto Rico Planning Board revealed that, according to estimates made in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, some 200,000 homes are located in flood-prone areas, as per flood maps for insurance rates.
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FEMA looking for small P.R.-based transportation co. for contract
January 16, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is asking for a small business in Puerto Rico to provide transportation services between the San Juan Convention Center and a Joint Field Office.
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Florida Power & Light sends crews to P.R. to expedite restoration efforts
January 9, 2018
Florida Power & Light Company announced 140 additional company lineworkers and support staff deployed to Puerto Rico to help restore power to areas impacted by Hurricane María's landfall.
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FEMA extends deadline for Temporary Shelter Assistance to Mar. 20
January 3, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed Tuesday it has approved the Puerto Rico government’s request for an extension of the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program through Mar. 20.
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Fluor completes work on priority power lines in PR as more crews arrive
December 29, 2017
Fluor Corporation confirmed Thursday that it has completed work on portions of three priority 38kv power lines in large urban areas near San Juan and a fourth priority 38kv line near Caguas.
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FEMA: More than $870M provided to PR hurricane survivors
December 21, 2017
More than $870 million in federal funds has been provided to Puerto Rico survivors of Hurricanes Irma and María, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
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