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Celebrating National Preparedness Month
Start a conversation today that can help you and your family to take more actions to prepare for a disaster.
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
Wildfire Response
FEMA has approved assistance to mitigate and manage active wildfires in California, Nevada and Oregon.
How Can FEMA Help?
Featured News
FEMA Podcast: Episode 141
Explore how FEMA's Environmental and Historic Preservation Program operates during and after disasters and why preserving our natural and cultural heritage is essential for resilient recovery.
National Resilience Guidance Webinars
Join us for a 60-minute webinar to get an overview of the 2024 guidance.
Getting Help After a Disaster
Find assistance for individuals, families, state, local, tribal or territorial governments, and select private nonprofit organizations.
Major Disaster Declaration: Pennsylvania
Individual assistance is now available for the areas affected by Tropical Storm Debby on Aug. 9-10, 2024.
Major Disaster Declaration: Vermont
Individual and public assistance are now available for the areas affected by severe storm, flooding, landslides and mudslides on July 9-11, 2024.
Major Disaster Declaration: South Dakota
Individual and public assistance are now available for the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding on June 16 - July 8, 2024.
Emergency Declaration: Tropical Storm Ernesto
Federal disaster assistance is available to Puerto Rico to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Ernesto.
Priorities
Disaster Response & Recovery
Lead and coordinate federal response efforts after disasters and emergencies.
Equity
Instill equity as a foundation of emergency management.
Climate Resilience
Lead whole of community in climate resilience.
Readiness
Promote and sustain a ready FEMA and prepared nation.
Learn More About FEMA's Priorities
Individual Assistance
$1.7b
Grants to disaster survivors (in billions) so far in 2024.
2024 Mitigation Grants
1118
Number of hazard mitigation assistance sub-grants so far in 2024.
2024 Disaster Declarations
131