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Still adrift after the storm
First Hurricane Katrina took John Hoffmann Jr.'s home, which flooded, then exploded, and then burned. Next the storm took Hoffmann's job of 23 years washing dishes at Antoine's Restaurant, a position that vanished when the heavily damaged New Orleans...Tags: Religion and Belief, Natural Disasters, Labor Day, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Personal Data Collection
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Suspicions fire racial tensions
Gina Blandin has a theory about what caused the flooding disaster that befell New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck last August, an idea that has little to do with engineering studies or physical evidence and everything to do with the poisonous...Tags: Explosions, Demographics, Engineering, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Disasters and Accidents
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Wheaton will fix problem pipe that contributed to Briarcliffe flooding
The city of Wheaton will be paying to fix an old pipe that contributed to flooding in the Briarcliffe subdivision during last month's heavy rain, though it remains unclear which agency is responsible for the infrastructure. It will cost a little less...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Pat Quinn, Lakes and Ponds, Science and Technology
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Change of leadership at Pompano Beach Fire Rescue
Staff writerPompano Beach Fire Rescue has a new chief: John Jurgle, the former assistant chief who was promoted by City Manager Dennis Beach this week. Jurgle has three decades of firefighting experience and is the department's first graduate from the executive...Tags: Barry University, Colleges and Universities, St. Thomas University, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fires
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Pence requests federal disaster loans for Grant, Howard, Tipton counties after recent flooding
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence is asking federal officials for low-interest disaster loans for central Indiana counties following recent flooding. Pence requested the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide disaster loans for Grant,...Tags: Business
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Gov. Scott: Sequestration could hurt hurricane recovery
Sun SentinelFederal sequestation could hurt Florida’s ability to recover in the aftermath of a hurricane because less money will be available to prepare the National Guard, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. Further, he said National Guardsmen are to be...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Natural Disasters, Regional Authority, Rick Scott
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Officials plan Mich. flooding damage assessments
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Officials are conducting preliminary damage assessments in parts of West Michigan that were among areas hit hard by recent flooding. The state police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is working with... -
New legislation may help medium-sized cities get federal disaster relief funds
Two local congressional representatives have introduced legislation that would lower the threshold for medium-sized cities to qualify for federal disaster assistance – a benchmark Pasadena was unable to meet despite the devastation that occurred...
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Grant helps River Forest buy new fire truck
River Forest's plan to buy a new fire truck will go down a little easier now that the village has secured a $608,000 grant for the purchase. The village was awarded the grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and it will fund 95 percent of...Tags: Vehicles, Fires, Services and Shopping
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Officials plan Michigan flooding damage assessments
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Officials plan to conduct preliminary damage assessments in parts of West Michigan that were among areas hit hard by recent flooding. The state police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is working with...
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Stanford approved for green-space grant that would clear away flood-prone properties
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — After a three-year wait, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved grant funding that could allow Stanford to clear away three flood-prone properties near the banks of St. Asaph Creek. If city council members agree to move...Tags: Politics, Elections
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Governor Rick Scott warns sequester puts Florida at risk in hurricane season
The federal sequester could hurt Florida's ability to recover after a hurricane because less money will be available to prepare the National Guard, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. Further, he said National Guardsmen are to be furloughed and won't...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Layoffs and Downsizing, Hurricanes, Global Change, Natural Disasters
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