/tags/federal-emergency-management-agency-fema Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-31/during-a-natural-disaster-not-everyone-can-evacuate-a-cu-researcher-wants-to-understand-why When a natural disaster forces people to evacuate, not everyone gets the message – or is physically or financially able to get out of harm’s way. On today's In The NoCo, we talk with a researcher who studies how communication during emergencies works... and how it can be improved to help keep people safe. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-31/during-a-natural-disaster-not-everyone-can-evacuate-a-cu-researcher-wants-to-understand-why In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Erin O'Toole, Ariel Lavery /regional-news/2023-01-27/where-is-this-money-going-to-come-from-local-match-rules-keep-rural-communities-from-federal-grants As natural disasters strike the Mountain West, rural communities face some barriers to recovery. But they can’t always get their hands on climate resilience funding. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 22:58:17 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-27/where-is-this-money-going-to-come-from-local-match-rules-keep-rural-communities-from-federal-grants Emma VandenEinde /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2022-01-27/breaking-down-femas-aid-for-marshall-fire-survivors-in-boulder-county In a press conference earlier this week, Gov. Jared Polis shared details on the state and federal response to the Marshall Fire. We spoke with Rossyveth Rey from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for an update on how they are helping Marshall Fire survivors. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 23:21:35 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2022-01-27/breaking-down-femas-aid-for-marshall-fire-survivors-in-boulder-county Tess Novotny, Erin O'Toole /npr-news/2020-04-15/a-war-for-medical-supplies-states-say-fema-wins-by-poaching-orders The White House has told states to find scarce medical supplies on their own in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Now state and local officials accuse FEMA of poaching supplies they ordered. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 20:18:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-04-15/a-war-for-medical-supplies-states-say-fema-wins-by-poaching-orders Joel Rose /2020-01-07/trump-administrations-latest-disaster-preparedness-report-omits-climate-change The Trump administration’s latest National Preparedness Report is the first of its kind to completely ignore climate change . Tue, 07 Jan 2020 23:35:57 GMT /2020-01-07/trump-administrations-latest-disaster-preparedness-report-omits-climate-change Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi /news/2019-05-06/20m-in-flood-work-still-not-funded-in-northern-colorado The federal government hasn't funded $20 million in work to fix roads damaged by flooding in Larimer County nearly six years ago.The Fort Collins… Mon, 06 May 2019 18:21:27 GMT /news/2019-05-06/20m-in-flood-work-still-not-funded-in-northern-colorado Associated Press /npr-news/npr-news/2019-03-05/how-federal-disaster-money-favors-the-rich The federal government spends billions of dollars each year helping communities rebuild after disasters and to prevent future damage. But that money isn't always allocated to those who need it most. Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2019-03-05/how-federal-disaster-money-favors-the-rich Rebecca Hersher, Robert Benincasa /2018-09-13/mountain-west-firefighters-and-volunteers-head-east-to-respond-to-hurricane-florence Teams of people from the Mountain West, including firefighters and Red Cross volunteers, have already been deployed to the East Coast in preparation for... Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:08:04 GMT /2018-09-13/mountain-west-firefighters-and-volunteers-head-east-to-respond-to-hurricane-florence Ali Budner /environment/2018-09-12/five-years-after-floods-jamestown-is-finally-able-to-look-forward-again In September 2013, historic flooding fundamentally changed Jamestown, Colorado. Landslides triggered by massive rains destroyed homes, buried the town’s… Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:30:00 GMT /environment/2018-09-12/five-years-after-floods-jamestown-is-finally-able-to-look-forward-again Matt Bloom /business/2016-10-18/estes-park-businesses-still-feeling-effects-of-2013-floods On a September evening in 2013, Tim Resch, owner of Estes Park Outfitters, was with a handful of clients on an elk hunting trip on Twin Sisters Mountain… Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:06:52 GMT /business/2016-10-18/estes-park-businesses-still-feeling-effects-of-2013-floods