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The storm reached hurricane strength as it passed east of Puerto Rico on August 28. The forecast on September 6 anticipates Dorian continuing to move northeast and further away from the U.S. east coast. NOAA expects southeastern coastal areas to continue to experience tropical storm and hurricane conditions, including life-threatening storm surge, destructive waves, and possible flash floods and isolated tornadoes. \nPresident Donald J. Trump signed emergency declarations for Puerto Rico (August 27), the U.S. Virgin Islands (August 28), Florida (August 30), Georgia (September 2), and South Carolina (September 2). Other emergency declarations may be forthcoming. As authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a75121 et seq.), the President may issue an emergency declaration in anticipation of an incident to support state and local efforts to save lives, protect property, and lessen or avert the incident from becoming a major disaster. As Hurricane Dorian makes landfall, and the storm warrants further federal assistance, the President may issue a major disaster declaration. This allows for a broad range of federal assistance programs to be made available to state, local, and territorial governments, private nonprofit organizations, and individuals through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies.\nDeclaration Statuses: \nThe Governor of Florida requested emergency protective measures (Category B) under the Public Assistance program for 24 counties under FEMA-3419-EM for federal reimbursement to local and state government. This request is under review.\nThe Governor of South Carolina requested a major disaster declaration for the State of South Carolina as a result of Hurricane Dorian beginning on August 31, 2019, and continuing. This request is under review.\nPresident Trump approved Emergency Declarations for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, including the Catawba Indian Nation, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and North Carolina, to include the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The emergency declarations allow for direct federal assistance for emergency and life-safety actions taken.\nTypes of FEMA Assistance Provided for Major Disasters\nFEMA provides three major categories of assistance for major disasters: \nPublic Assistance (PA) provides grants to tribal, state, territorial, and local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations, for emergency protective measures, debris removal operations, and repair or replacement of damaged public infrastructure.\nIndividual Assistance (IA) provides aid to affected individuals and households, and can take the form of housing assistance, other needs assistance, crisis counseling, case management services, legal services, and disaster unemployment assistance. \nHazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funds mitigation and resiliency projects and programs, typically across the entire state or territory. \nThe forms of assistance authorized by a major disaster declaration may vary by the designated areas, per the declaration (subject to amendment). 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It also lists resources for forecast information, hurricane and flooding information, and selected CRS reports on federal emergency management policy. \nThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued watches and warnings for Hurricane Dorian, a storm east of northern Florida on September 4. The storm reached hurricane strength as it passed east of Puerto Rico on August 28. The forecast on September 4 anticipates Dorian continuing to move along the southeastern U.S. coast, with a potential to move near or over the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina on September 5 and 6. NOAA expects southeastern coastal areas to continue to experience tropical storm and hurricane conditions, including life-threatening storm surge, destructive waves, and potential flash floods and isolated tornadoes. \nPresident Donald J. Trump signed an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico (August 27), the U.S. Virgin Islands (August 28), Florida (August 30), Georgia (September 2) and South Carolina (September 2). Other emergency declarations may be forthcoming. As authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a75121 et seq.), the President may issue an emergency declaration in anticipation of an incident to support state and local efforts to save lives, protect property, and lessen or avert the incident from becoming a major disaster. As Hurricane Dorian makes landfall, and the storm warrants further federal assistance, the President may issue a major disaster declaration. This allows for a broad range of federal assistance programs to be made available to state, local, and territorial governments, private nonprofit organizations, and individuals through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies.\nFEMA has announced the following preparations and responses for Hurricane Dorian:\nFlorida, Georgia, and South Carolina have issued mandatory evacuations for jurisdictions in Dorian\u2019s predicted path.\nCommodities such as water, shelf stable meals, blankets, cots, generators, and fuel are strategically staged and are ready to support requests from states or tribes. \nFEMA established staging areas in locations throughout the Southeast: Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and Warner Robbins Air Force Base in Georgia, Fort Bragg in North Carolina, and Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina. \nTwo FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams, a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team, three Mobile Emergency Response Teams, and a mobile emergency operations vehicle are at the Florida Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. \nFEMA Urban Search and Rescue Teams are deployed to Georgia and Florida, and additional teams are being mobilized along with swift water rescue resources. Ambulance strike teams are preparing to support medical evacuations if needed. \nFive Disaster Medical Assistance Teams are deployed and ready to support state and tribal requests. \nTypes of FEMA Assistance Provided for Major Disasters\nFEMA provides three major categories of assistance for major disasters: \nPublic Assistance (PA) provides grants to tribal, state, territorial, and local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations, for emergency protective measures, debris removal operations, and repair or replacement of damaged public infrastructure.\nIndividual Assistance (IA) provides aid to affected individuals and households, and can take the form of housing assistance, other needs assistance, crisis counseling, case management services, legal services, and disaster unemployment assistance. \nHazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funds mitigation and resiliency projects and programs, typically across the entire state or territory. \nThe forms of assistance authorized by a major disaster declaration may vary by the designated areas, per the declaration (subject to amendment). 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It also lists resources for forecast information, hurricane and flooding information, and selected CRS reports on federal emergency management policy. \nThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued watches and warnings for Hurricane Dorian, a storm east of the central Florida and north of Grand Bahama Island on September 3. The storm reached hurricane strength as it passed east of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, August 28. The forecast on September 3 anticipates Dorian continuing to move towards and along the southeastern U.S. coast over the course of the week. NOAA expects these areas to experience tropical storm and hurricane conditions, including life-threatening storm surge, destructive waves, and potential flash floods and isolated tornadoes. \nPresident Donald J. Trump signed an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico (August 27), the U.S. Virgin Islands (August 28), Florida (August 30), Georgia (September 2) and South Carolina (September 2). Other emergency declarations may be forthcoming. As authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a75121 et seq.), the President may issue an emergency declaration in anticipation of an incident to support state and local efforts to save lives, protect property, and lessen or avert the incident from becoming a major disaster. As Hurricane Dorian makes landfall, and the storm warrants further federal assistance, the President may issue a major disaster declaration. This allows for a broad range of federal assistance programs to be made available to state, local, and territorial governments, private nonprofit organizations, and individuals through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies.\nFEMA has announced the following preparations and responses for Hurricane Dorian:\nFlorida, Georgia, and South Carolina have issued mandatory evacuations for jurisdictions in Dorian\u2019s predicted path.\nCommodities such as water, shelf stable meals, blankets, cots, generators, and fuel are strategically staged and are ready to support requests from states or tribes. \nFEMA established staging areas in locations throughout the Southeast: Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and Warner Robbins Air Force Base in Georgia, Fort Bragg in North Carolina, and Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina. \nTwo FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams, a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team, three Mobile Emergency Response Teams, and a mobile emergency operations vehicle are at the Florida Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. \nFEMA Urban Search and Rescue Teams are deployed to Georgia and Florida, and additional teams are being mobilized along with swift water rescue resources. 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It also lists resources for forecast information, hurricane and flooding information, and selected CRS reports on federal emergency management policy. \nThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued watches and warnings for Hurricane Dorian, a storm east of the central Bahamas on August 30. The storm reached hurricane strength as it passed east of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, August 28. The forecast on August 30 anticipates Dorian to continue to strengthen as it moves west-northwest toward the northern Bahamas. NOAA expects heavy rain, with the potential for flash floods, as well as life-threatening surf, rip current, and storm surge conditions to begin affecting the southeastern U.S. coast in the next few days. Location-specific impacts to the continental United States remain unclear; the August 30 forecast states that the likelihood of hurricane-force winds along the east coast of Florida over the weekend continues to increase.\nPresident Donald J. Trump signed an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico (August 27) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (August 28). Other emergency declarations may be forthcoming. As authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a75121 et seq.), the President may issue an emergency declaration in anticipation of an incident to support state and local efforts to save lives, protect property, and lessen or avert the incident from becoming a major disaster. As Hurricane Dorian makes landfall, and the storm warrants further federal assistance, the President may issue a major disaster declaration. This allows for a broad range of federal assistance programs to be made available to state, local, and territorial governments, private nonprofit organizations, and individuals through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies.\nFEMA has announced the following preparations for Hurricane Dorian:\nFEMA\u2019s National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) is activated to Level I (the highest activation level).\nFEMA, through the NRCC and its regional offices, is monitoring the effects and track of Hurricane Dorian and remains in contact with state and tribal emergency management officials. \nFEMA Region IV deployed a liaison officer and a Regional Incident Management Assistance Team to the Florida Emergency Operations Center. \nFEMA logistics staging and transportation teams are in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support response efforts.\nFEMA\u2019s Mobile Emergency Response Support Disaster Emergency Communications are in both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to help support local emergency communication systems.\nTypes of FEMA Assistance Provided for Major Disasters\nFEMA provides three major categories of assistance for major disasters: \nPublic Assistance (PA) provides grants to tribal, state, territorial, and local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations, for emergency protective measures, debris removal operations, and repair or replacement of damaged public infrastructure.\nIndividual Assistance (IA) provides aid to affected individuals and households, and can take the form of housing assistance, other needs assistance, crisis counseling, case management services, legal services, and disaster unemployment assistance. \nHazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funds mitigation and resiliency projects and programs, typically across the entire state or territory. \nThe forms of assistance authorized by a major disaster declaration may vary by the designated areas, per the declaration (subject to amendment). 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It also lists resources for forecast information, hurricane and flooding information, and selected CRS reports on federal emergency management policy. \nThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued watches and warnings for Hurricane Dorian, a storm in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. The storm reached hurricane strength as it passed east of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, August 28th. Forecasts on August 28th anticipate Dorian to strengthen as it moves into the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA expects heavy rain, with the potential for flash floods, as well as life-threatening surf, rip current, and storm surge conditions to continue in parts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Possible impacts to the continental United States remain unclear.\nPresident Donald J. Trump signed an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico (August 27) and U.S. Virgin Islands (August 28). Other emergency declarations may be forthcoming. As authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a75121 et seq.), the President may issue an emergency declaration in anticipation of an incident to support state and local efforts to save lives, protect property, and lessen or avert the incident from becoming a major disaster. As Hurricane Dorian makes landfall, and the storm warrants further federal assistance, the President may issue a major disaster declaration. This allows for a broad range of federal assistance programs to be made available to state, local, and territorial governments, private nonprofit organizations, and individuals through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies.\nFEMA has announced the following preparations for Hurricane Dorian:\nFEMA\u2019s National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) is activated to Level I (the highest activation level).\nFEMA, through the NRCC and its regional offices, is monitoring the effects and track of Hurricane Dorian and remains in contact with state and tribal emergency management officials. \nFEMA Region IV deployed a liaison officer and a Regional Incident Management Assistance Team to the Florida Emergency Operations Center. \nFEMA logistics staging and transportation teams are in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support response efforts.\nFEMA\u2019s Mobile Emergency Response Support Disaster Emergency Communications are in both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to help support local emergency communication systems.\nTypes of FEMA Assistance Provided for Major Disasters\nFEMA provides three major categories of assistance for major disasters: \nPublic Assistance (PA) provides grants to tribal, state, territorial, and local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations, for emergency protective measures, debris removal operations, and repair or replacement of damaged public infrastructure.\nIndividual Assistance (IA) provides aid to affected individuals and households, and can take the form of housing assistance, other needs assistance, crisis counseling, case management services, legal services, and disaster unemployment assistance. \nHazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funds mitigation and resiliency projects and programs, typically across the entire state or territory. \nThe forms of assistance authorized by a major disaster declaration may vary by the designated areas, per the declaration (subject to amendment). The President can also amend major disaster declarations to decrease the state cost-share requirements for some PA grants.\nNational Flood Insurance Program \nThe National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is the primary source of flood insurance coverage for residential properties. Homeowners and tenants with NFIP flood insurance can make flood damage claims using the normal NFIP claims process. There does not have to be an emergency or disaster declaration in order to make an NFIP claim. \nAs of July 31, 2019, the NFIP had $6.004 billion available ($4.897 billion in the National Flood Insurance Fund and $1.107 billion in the reserve fund), as well as $9.9 billion of borrowing authority from the Treasury and up to $2.12 billion of reinsurance for a single flood event with losses over $4-6 billion.\nAdditional Hurricane and Flooding Resources\nForecast Information:\nNational Hurricane Center\u2014Atlantic\nCitizens:\nReady.gov Hurricanes\nReady.gov Floods\nRed Cross Hurricane Safety\nCruz Roja Americana Huracanes \nRed Cross Flood Safety\nNational Weather Service Hurricane Safety Tips and Resources\nNational Weather Service Flood Safety Tips and Resources\nFEMA Programs and Resources:\nPublic Assistance Fact Sheet\nIndividual Assistance Fact Sheet\nHazard Mitigation Grant Program Overview\nNational Flood Insurance Program Overview\nIncident Management Assistance Teams\nFEMA Mobile App\nFEMA Blog\nCRS Resources\nHurricane and Flooding Resources\nCRS Report R40882, Flooding Events: CRS Experts \nCRS In Focus IF10719, Forecasting Hurricanes: Role of the National Hurricane Center \nCRS Recorded Event WRE00284, Disaster Assistance Overview in Advance of the 2019 Hurricane Season \nCRS Insight IN11050, Selected Issues for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Reauthorization and Reform: Homeland Security Issues in the 116th Congress \nCRS Insight IN11049, A Brief Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program: Homeland Security Issues in the 116th Congress\nCRS Report R44593, Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)\nCRS In Focus IF10565, Federal Disaster Assistance for Agriculture\nCRS Report R45017, Flood Resilience and Risk Reduction: Federal Assistance and Programs \nCRS In Focus IF10606, Dam Safety: Federal Programs and Authorities \nCRS In Focus IF10788, Levee Safety and Risk: Status and Considerations\nFederal Disaster Assistance\u2014Process and Programs\nCRS Report R41981, Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies\nCRS Report R43784, FEMA\u2019s Disaster Declaration Process: A Primer \nCRS Report R44977, Preliminary Damage Assessments for Major Disasters: Overview, Analysis, and Policy Observations\nCRS Report RL31734, Federal Disaster Assistance Response and Recovery Programs: Brief Summaries\nCRS Report R45085, FEMA Individual Assistance Programs: In Brief\nCRS Report R44412, SBA Disaster Loan Program: Frequently Asked Questions\nCRS Report R45238, FEMA and SBA Disaster Assistance for Individuals and Households: Application Processes, Determinations, and Appeals", "type": "CRS Insight", "typeId": "INSIGHTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/IN11160", "sha1": "f21012fdbd9d29e09da8e5d78083e4c423df07be", "filename": "files/20190828_IN11160_f21012fdbd9d29e09da8e5d78083e4c423df07be.html", "images": {} }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/IN11160", "sha1": "7604dbf0b35afa6efb252296619b6938d8b102f1", "filename": "files/20190828_IN11160_7604dbf0b35afa6efb252296619b6938d8b102f1.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [] }, { "source_dir": "crsreports.congress.gov", "title": "Hurricane Dorian: FEMA and Additional Storm-Related Resources", "retrieved": "2020-09-05T09:20:54.647504", "id": "IN11160_1_2019-08-26", "formats": [ { "filename": "files/2019-08-26_IN11160_cbc2792d040876665a7c4e43fa2d2e28c69dcc26.pdf", "format": "PDF", "url": "https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11160/1", "sha1": "cbc2792d040876665a7c4e43fa2d2e28c69dcc26" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/2019-08-26_IN11160_cbc2792d040876665a7c4e43fa2d2e28c69dcc26.html" } ], "date": "2019-08-26", "summary": null, "source": "CRSReports.Congress.gov", "typeId": "IN", "active": false, "sourceLink": "https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/details?prodcode=IN11160", "type": "CRS Insight" } ], "topics": [ "CRS Insights" ] }