DENVER – FEMA has awarded $2.6 million to the State of Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control to cover assistance costs for 143 state and local cooperating agencies and the Colorado National Guard while fighting the Cameron Peak wildfire in Larimer…
Miyamoto’s Dr. Anna Lang Appointed to FEMA National Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Miyamoto International Research Analyst Dr. Anna Lang was appointed to FEMA’s National Advisory Council (NAC), the Federal Emergency…
Dewberry Teams Provide Technical Analyses; On-Site Assessments Following Major Flooding Events
Dozens of Dewberry employees have supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with technical analyses of flood impacts and on-site damage…
Virtual Reality Shows Impacts of Sea Level Rise
SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. -Â Look Ahead - San Mateo, an innovative education campaign utilizing augmented reality technology, launched on August 4 to increase public engagement and outreach on the impacts of sea level rise on the shore and other assets at…
Atkins Upgrades FloodMap Desktop
Atkins, one of the world's leading design, engineering and project management consultancies, has released the newest version of its FloodMap Desktop (FMD) software system for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood hazard mapping. FMD is the first…
Dewberry Joint Venture to Provide Severe Storm Recovery Support in Texas
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, was recently awarded a task order to provide disaster recovery support to Texas communities impacted by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, winter storms, and flooding. The award was made under…
Report Offers FEMA Guidance for Analyzing Options for Increasing the Affordability of Flood Insurance
WASHINGTON -- A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies an approach for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to evaluate policy options for making premiums through the National…
New Orleans Receives a $2 Billion Settlement from FEMA for post-Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction
Last week, New Orleans' Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced a $2 billion settlement from FEMA to fix the city's deteriorating interior streets and the sewer and water lines beneath them. These funds, along with the fees assessed to residents will kick off a construction…
Dewberry to Support Three FEMA HMTAP Task Orders
Fairfax, Va., Dec. 11, 2015—Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, will proceed with three task orders under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program (HMTAP). Dewberry will help the…
Multiagency Team Working to Reduce Erosion and Flooding Threat in Eastern Washington
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Washington’s devastating 2014 and 2015 wildfire seasons put vast areas of the state at risk of erosion and flooding, posing additional dangers to residents and communities.  Today, a collaborative effort among all levels of government…
