October 3, 2023 | 10:02 AM
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Updated: August 16, 2023 | 2:16 pm
Pennsylvania’s Task Force 1 members deployed to Maui amid wildfires
For more than a week, Maui has been enduring devastating wildfires, which now rank among the deadliest in United States history
March 31, 2022 | 10:58 AM
FEMA has spent $104 million in Pennsylvania paying for COVID-19 funerals
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided $104 million in funeral assistance funds to Pennsylvanians who lost loved ones to COVID-19
December 15, 2021 | 4:24 PM
Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge
The Wolf administration asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday to send strike teams to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and ambulance companies in the hardest-hit areas of the state.
March 1, 2021 | 5:59 PM
With no disclaimer, Philly FEMA vaccine site is flooded with ineligible sign-ups
Appointments at the clinic were intended to be invitation-only, for highest-priority residents in the city’s Phases 1A and 1B. But the FEMA site links circulated broadly, and many signed up without knowing whether or not they were eligible.
September 10, 2020 | 5:29 PM
FEMA’s lost wages assistance program funds dry up before Pennsylvanians receive first checks
According to Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry, funds provided by the federal Lost Wages Assistance program, which offers an extra $300 per week to qualified unemployment recipients, have run out.
September 1, 2020 | 5:54 PM
FEMA says it will stop paying for protective equipment in non-emergency settings
The changes mean that in most cases, FEMA will no longer reimburse states for the cost of cloth face coverings at non-emergency settings including schools, public housing, and courthouses. The policy goes into effect on September 15.
By Laurel Wamsley/NPR 