Tag: FEMA
Thomas named Providence director of economic development
PROVIDENCE – Cassandra Thomas, a former federal disaster recovery officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been named Providence’s new director of economic...
Report: Some residents drop flood insurance after FEMA rate hikes
PROVIDENCE – About 1 in 10 Rhode Island residents have dropped their flood insurance since December due to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new...
Raimondo: R.I. is on track to use ‘every dollar’ of CARES...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is on track to spend every dollar of the state's $1.25 billion slice of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...
A $29.6M price tag for security in a pandemic
The state has paid $29.6 million to construct and maintain three field hospitals that have gone unused during the coronavirus crisis, but this insurance...
Feds grant $4.2M to R.I. fire departments
WARWICK – Following up on previous federal support for Rhode Island fire departments to train, equip and recruit firefighters, the state’s congressional delegation announced...
FEMA grants $2.7 million to Cranston for more firefighters
PROVIDENCE – Cranston’s fire department is receiving $2.7 million in federal grants to help add 15 firefighters to its staff.
The Staffing for Adequate Fire...
Legislation alters flood-area zoning height exemptions
PROVIDENCE – Among the bills signed into law by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo following the most recent legislative session, one included a zoning ordinance...
Mobile Beacon launches disaster recovery programs
JOHNSTON – Nonprofit Mobile Beacon has launched disaster recovery programs for institutions in states hit by hurricanes Florence and Michael.
The organization, which provides high-speed,...
Report: R.I. homebuilding codes don’t cover all storm risks
Rhode Island again scored well in a recent report on the strength and enforcement of its homebuilding codes. However, with the 2018 hurricane season...
Climate mitigation pays off, but it has to be put in...
This week’s conclusion of a three-part series by PBN staff writer Eli Sherman on Rhode Island’s vulnerability to flooding and storm damage is sobering.
The...
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