Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush's major disaster declaration issued for Florida. For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal aid has been made available for the state of Florida to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Ike beginning on September 5, 2008, and continuing. Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal aid has been made available for the state of Florida to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Ike beginning on September 5, 2008, and continuing. Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush's major disaster declaration issued for New Hampshire. To learn more, use the link.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of New Hampshire to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of July 24 to August 14, 2008. Use the link in the article title to view the entire news article.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is coordinating plans and preparatory activities, as well as the initial response, of numerous federal agencies in close communication with state, tribal and local officials as Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds to most of the Atlantic Coast.  Hurricane Ike, expected to hit Florida next week as a strong hurricane, poses additional challenges.  As we face the heart of the annual Hurricane Season, everyone has a role to play.  Remember: Get Serious.  Be Prepared. To learn more, use the link.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has activated procedures under its transitional sheltering initiative that allows eligible Gustav evacuees who cannot return to their homes to stay in hotels or motels until it is safe for them go home. FEMA will pay for the lodging through the use of an authorization system directly to hotels and motels. A list of participating hotels is available online at www.gustav-evac.com. Find out more about this topic. Go to the link.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) has opened in Tallahassee to assist Leon County individuals, households and businesses affected by Tropical Storm Fay and continued flooding, recovery officials announced. Use the link in the article title to view the entire news article.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- As surely as night follows day, mosquitoes follow floodwaters. The record rainfalls of Tropical Storm Fay have left pools of stagnant water throughout the state and recovery officials have given the go-ahead for an aggressive aerial effort to control the potential health issue. Read more about this news.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hurricane Gustav's impact on other areas has strained the Federal Emergency Management Agency's phone registration system and Floridians are having trouble getting through If you find this of interest, please read the full feature.