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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved and paid more than $63 million to residents of Buncombe County in housing and financial assistance for Tropical Storm Helene. FEMA had paid a ...
Buncombe County provides updates on FEMA assistance locations, where survivors of Helene can pick up free food, water, hygiene items and more. Here's where FEMA is today, Friday, Oct. 11.
FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is offering grants for disaster survivor assistance, approving 14,000 applications in Buncombe County so far. To register for FEMA assistance ...
BUNCOMBE COUNTY- Over 14,000 applications have been approved by FEMA and over $12 million in disaster assistance has been dispersed to residents of Buncombe County, officials said Saturday morning.
She was turned down for FEMA." Meanwhile, another Buncombe County resident, Eric Peter, waits in line to apply for FEMA. He says he can't escape the pain of what others are enduring.
The Thursday, Oct. 24, Buncombe County Helene recovery briefing covered several coming changes: Relocated voting sites and care centers, the approaching D-SNAP deadline and more. Briefings go live ...
First Buncombe County family receives manufactured home from FEMA after Helene An additional 142 people in the county have qualified to receive a manufactured home. To stream WFMY News 2 on your ...
Buncombe County officials said they were working on developing a model for Western North Carolina to repair major, multi-property landslides. Stabilization for landslides may be paid through FEMA's ...
Hopes said other counties may receive mobile DRCs in the near future depending on the program’s success in Buncombe County. Hopes said FEMA is still accommodating the full spectrum of assistance ...
The county had an unemployment rate of 4.7% ... Helene landslide stabilization 'unprecedented' for FEMA; Buncombe Co. to create model Will Hofmann is the Growth and Development Reporter for the ...
The Oct. 24 Buncombe County briefing covered several changes to locations of voting sites, the Disaster Recovery Center and more. Helene recovery in Buncombe: Relief and voting relocations, FEMA's ...
BUNCOMBE COUNTY- Over 14,000 applications have been approved by FEMA and over $12 million in disaster assistance has been dispersed to residents of Buncombe County, officials said Saturday morning.