New York City, NY, January 22, 2010 — Deputy Administrator Richard Serino addressed the audiences at the Swear-In Ceremony for new FEMA Region II - Regional Administrator, Lynn Gilmore Canton. Elissa Jun/FEMA

FEMA Encourages West Virginians To Take Precautions As Storm Approaches
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — For the second time in as many months, West Virginia is preparing for a major winter storm that could drop significant amounts of snowfall across sections of the central and eastern mountain counties of the state.

Beach damage in New Jersey (ID: 42932)
Ocean City, NJ, November 17, 2009 — Damaged dunes from Tropical Depression Ida and nor easter in Ocean City. Elissa Jun/FEMA

President Declares Major Disaster For North Carolina
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of North Carolina. The assistance will supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms and flooding during the period of December 18-25, 2009.

FEMA Encourages Commonwealth To Take Precautions As Storm Approaches
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — For the second time in as many months, Virginia is preparing for a major winter storm that could drop up to 10 inches or more of snow across the southern portion of the state.

When History Is Lost
DES MOINES, Iowa — The two Queen Ann style houses on Third Street, built in the 1890s, were determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. They were also directly in the path of the EF-5 tornado that destroyed almost half of Parkersburg, Iowa on May 25, 2008.

FEMA Publishes New Flood Risk Maps for Dawson County, Texas
DENTON, TEXAS — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is presenting preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to communities and unincorporated areas in Dawson County, Texas. The FIRMs will help county officials and local residents identify known flood risks and will be used for insurance and development decisions.

Deputy Administrator Richard Serino with TF-1 member in New York (ID: 42902)
New York City, NY, January 26, 2010 — Deputy Administrator Richard Serino thanks the members of New York-Task Force One for their life-saving work in Haiti. Elissa Jun/FEMA

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