Dec 22nd 2010 1:39PM
The holiday season can be one of the happiest of the year, but holiday safety is paramount. The U.S. Fire Administration and FEMA warn that the most home fires and fire-related injuries are reported during the holidays. Crime also has a way of going up during the holiday season: Perhaps the idea of the big man in red... Continue Reading »
Jul 2nd 2010 3:14PM
The city of Nashville is taking matters into its own hands when it comes to helping residents recover from the devastating floods this past May, offering residents a number of options to obtain additional funding to repair and rebuild. "Because this was a 1,000-year flood event, the waters reached homes well outside the... Continue Reading »
Apr 5th 2010 12:15PM
The Senate left for spring recess without extending the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), leaving homebuyers in flood-prone areas in limbo. The expiration of the program comes just as a rush of buyers are expected to try and finalize home purchases to take advantage of tax credits before the incentives themselves... Continue Reading »
Feb 9th 2010 1:30PM
Over the weekend many residents in La Canada Flintridge, Calif., missed the Superbowl because they were helping neighbors clear out property and dig for belongings after damage caused by mudslides. Los Angeles County Fire Battalion Chief Mike Brown said the weekend's devastation was the worst he had seen in his 20 years of... Continue Reading »
Jan 5th 2010 2:38PM
From the kind folks who brought you the Katrina debacle (OK, OK, I know! Mother Nature gave us the hurricane that wiped out New Orleans. But it was the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, that largely gave us the debacle part!) now comes a new act that has millions of home owners up in arms -- if not yet water. Many... Continue Reading »
