Six indicted for falsely claiming benefits for properties destroyed in ...
On Thursday, Dec. 12, a federal jury returned indictments against six defendants who made false claims for benefits in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire and received funds from FEMA to compensate ...

Washoe Drive Fire: 1 dead, 3,700 acres burned, more than 20 structures lost
View Washoe Drive Fire (1/19/2012) in a larger map UPDATE 10PM: Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez said tonight the Washoe Drive Fire has consumed and estimated 3,700 acres, burned at least 20 ...

El Dorado County creates video to plead with President Biden to ...
FEMA denied residents Individual Assistance funding that could greatly help with temporary housing, emergency home repairs, uninsured and underinsured shortfalls for personal property losses ...

President Joe Biden heading to Lake Tahoe Friday
During the White House briefing on Monday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who is in Hawaii to manage the federal response to the devastating fire ...

City manager issues emergency proclamation for South Lake Tahoe
Emergency proclamations are formal documents recognized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), and other governmental ...

Alpine County declares local emergency amid escalating fentanyl crisis
ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. – The Alpine County Board of Supervisors has ratified a local emergency declaration following a significant increase in fentanyl-related overdoses, which have threatened ...

McClintock calls for Biden to reverse FEMA's decision to not assist ...
The FEMA denial is a stunning double standard when viewed next to assistance granted in other fires of far less impact. For example, Cal OES identified nine other Individual Assistance approvals ...

Douglas County Prevails in Appeal of FEMA Flood Maps
The panel determined that FEMA’s data does not satisfy National Flood Insurance Program mapping standards defined in FEMA’s Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners and ...

City of South Lake Tahoe urges residents to prepare for potential ...
Visit FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center to know types of flood risk in your area. . The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio also ...

Letter to the Editor: Stop EDC supervisors from ... - South Tahoe Now
In El Dorado County where there are currently multiple lawsuits involving bias issues, a high school under sanction by the California Interscholastic Federation for a racist incident, and with ...