Tag: FEMA
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...
The Ocean State has seen the damage storms can cause. So...
(Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series exploring Rhode Island's vulnerability to coastal flooding and what businesses, property owners and local...
Woonsocket FD receives $1.5M in federal grant to increase staff
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Fire Department received $1.5 million in federal funding to recruit, hire, train and retain additional firefighters, U.S. Sens. Jack F....
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