Sentences with phrase «into federal disaster»

However, even if a flood does fall into the federal disaster category, assistance arrives in the form of federal loans that you must repay.

, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, came as White House and congressional leaders discussed a plan to immediately pump about $ 6 billion into federal disaster relief efforts.

Not exact matches

The EPA, a federal agency charged with safeguarding clean, livable air and water, funds and conducts research into the effects of climate change on public health, the environment, and natural disasters.

Now that Puerto Rico is moving into recovery and rebuilding after the Hurricane Maria disaster, billions of dollars in federal disaster spending are flowing to the island.

But last year the Obama administration expanded the types of contracts that could fall into this category to include federal disaster zones.

After the disaster and criminal charges, representatives of various tribal nations stepped into the legal fray, filing a federal lawsuit last March against Ray and those who run the Angel Valley Retreat Center, where he had leased land for his program.

Cuomo's budget bill also would allow the diversion of settlement cash into the general fund to «prepare for, prevent, deter or respond to» disasters and emergencies, man - made or natural, or to cover shortfalls in projected federal Medicare or Medicaid revenues.

Levine personally brought one of the first planes into Puerto Rico with relief supplies shortly after the Sept. 20 Hurricane Maria disaster, arriving with the goods ahead of anything the Federal Emergency Management Agency offered.

So Congress grandfathered them into the program at reduced prices, believing that insurance premiums would offset rising federal disaster aid.

Veterinary team members come from non-government organizations and private practice and are called into federal service temporarily for disaster response and recovery.

But it is clear that policies toward construction insurance, and federal disaster relief play the dominant role in setting up the U.S. for a string of natural disasters stretching as far as one can see into the future, with or without climate change.

Pakistan's federal Ministry of Environment, already struggling to address growing climate - related disasters, ran into problems in June 2011, when an amendment to the country's constitution suddenly devolved increased power to provincial governments, despite fears that provincial - level officials might lack the capacity and competency to deal with pressing environmental issues.

Furthermore, a report on a National Preparedness Goal [PDF] issued in September by the Administration (in response to the Presidential Policy Directive on National Preparedness of March 30, 2011) entirely omits any mention of climate change — even though the adaptation task force highlights the actions Federal agencies are taking to «to incorporate climate adaptation into planning, emergency preparedness, and disaster recovery to protect communities and reduce losses.»

• Track record of developing and implementing plans and strategic, operational and tactical procedures and protocols to execute health and safety management functions • First - hand experience in reviewing incident action plans and provide input on emergency management goals and objectives • Demonstrated ability to judge response capability limitations and propose tactics for coordinated response activities • Able to identify, coordinate and prepare emergency management staff for responder roles including staffing teams • Proven ability to develop and maintain incident management system documentation including organizational charts and job action sheets • Deep insight into conducting quality assurance, data analysis and decision support synthesis operations and developing applicable maps in support of daily and response operations • Exceptionally well - versed in collaborating with other emergency management personnel and local and federal officials while preparing for and responding to disasters • Documented success in providing support to and developing liaison with other agencies and organizations in order to develop and implement core disaster preparedness programs • Solid track record of effectively coordinating all disaster response or crises management activities in events of disasters • Effectively able to coordinate efforts to handle evacuations and implementing special needs programs and plans • Qualified to inspect facilities and equipment used in emergency management operations to ensure appropriate functionality

Stanley said: «I am absolutely so anguished that at this time when the Federal Government has set up a Royal Commission to investigate the Don Dale disaster in the Northern Territory, they are now stopping to fund the Aboriginal community services in this nation that would actually be the interventions that prevent kids getting into Don Dale.»