DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Eric D. Soufrine, 20, of Woodbridge, Conn., died June 14 in Farah province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Thruway Closed Niagara Falls Blvb - Multiple Motercycle Accident

Photo Credit:  NIITEC

 

(Town of Tonawanda, NY - County of Erie) Multiple Motorcycle Drivers involved n an accident closing I-290 W.

There has been no official announcement about condition of the motercycle oprators. Avoid area, Thruway Closed. Detour includes Niagara Falls Blvb.


[Editor's Notice] Motion Center does not rely on anonymous statements from unknown sources because it can harm crediblity.

St John's Regional Medical Center is back at work agaiin - Video

St John's Regional Medical Center is back at work again thanks to a mobile hospital facility. The temporary facility was built in two days across the street from the damaged hospital.

Joplin: The Recovery Video

Joplin, Mo. started the recovery process this week as Governor Nixon organized a town meeting that filled an auditorium on the campus of Missouri Southern State University. Over a thousand citizens showed up and were showered with federal, state and local services to aid in their recovery.Source : FEMA

 

NEW June NFIP Adjuster Workshops

NEW June NFIP Adjuster Workshops June 15, 2011 Atlanta, GA Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Oceanic Ballroom 275 Baker Street REGISTER June 28, 2011 Sugar Land, TX Sugar Land Marriott Town Square 16090 City Walk REGISTER  Registration for the 2011 NFIP Adjuster Certification Workshops is open. Adjusters seeking to renew certification must attend an NFIP Adjuster Certification Workshop. Adjusters seeking to become certified or upgrading their certification must attend the certification workshop and submit an Adjuster Certification Application (FF81-110). This form can be found atwww.fema.gov. Seminars are from 8:30am-4:30pm. Sign-in begins at8:00am.   Above please find the remaining workshops in this year's Adjuster schedule with links to each sponsor's registration site. To be notified of the 2012 adjuster workshop schedule, please sign up to receive email Bulletins atwww.govdelivery.com. NOTE: These will be the last NFIP Adjuster Workshops in 2011.

Call FEMA Inspector When Property Is Accessible

Release Date: June 6, 2011
Release Number: 1983-012

» More Information on Mississippi Flooding 

CLINTON, Miss. – Many Mississippians are just getting access to their property since the devastating May floods. Now is the time to call the FEMA inspector.

Disaster assistance for flooding survivors remains on hold until the flooded property is inspected. That is why it is so important to contact the FEMA inspector as soon as the property is accessible.

Accessible means that someone must be able to drive to the property and safely enter the home.

Those who have registered with FEMA should have the contact information for their inspector. Those who can’t locate the information can call the FEMA Helpline, 800-621-FEMA (3362) and request it.

Anyone who suffered flood damage in May should register for disaster assistance with FEMA. The simple 20-minute process can be handled by:

• Telephone: 800-621-FEMA (3362)
• TTY: 800-462-7585
• Videophone via 711 (Mississippi Relay Service)
• Online: www.DisasterAssistance.gov
• From mobile devices: m.fema.gov
• In Spanish: www.fema.gov/esp/index.shtm

FEMA will assist anyone with a disability who needs help registering—just ask.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

President Declares A Major Disaster For Oklahoma

 

Release Date: June 6, 2011
Release Number: HQ-11-096

» More Information on Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding 

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to Oklahoma to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of May 22-25, 2011.

The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Canadian, Delaware, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, and McClain.

Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

William J. Doran III has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area.  Doran said that additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments. 

Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated county can begin applying for assistance today by registering online at www.disasterassistance.gov, by web enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired.  The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.