FEMA funding freeze creates uncertainty in county emergency management office

FEMA funding freeze creates uncertainty in county emergency management office

Dewey County Emergency Manager Della Dearborn told the county commission at its April 8 regular meeting that she feels like she is on a roller coaster ride and not strapped in. She was referring to the freeze on FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funds, a major source of funding for state, county and tribal emergency mitigation and operations.

Skagway likely to lose nearly $20M in FEMA rockslide mitigation funds

A recent rockslide in November 2024 briefly closed down Skagway’s Railroad Dock. (Melinda Munson/KHNS) Skagway was slated to be Alaska’s first recipient of grant funding under a Federal Emergency Management Agency program. But recent changes at the agency have put nearly $20 million in funding in question. It’s a lot of money to lose for a community that hoped to use the funding to fix its unstable mountainside. The title of the press release wa…