Rep. Kiley secures $2.55M in grants for Lake Tahoe water districts
WASHINGTON – Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) secured millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for Lake Tahoe utility districts, helping them complete necessary ...

Washoe Drive Fire: 1 dead, 3,700 acres burned, more ... - South Tahoe Now
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 ...

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 ...

Letter to the Editor: Stop EDC supervisors from ... - South Tahoe Now
El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is planning to dissolve the Human Rights Commission through the consent calendar on their agenda for March 21 at 10 a.m.

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 ...

California politicians write letter to President Biden, asking for ...
A major disaster declaration for California would provide a wide range of federal assistance programs for individuals and public infrastructure, including funds for both emergency and permanent ...

McClintock calls for Biden to reverse FEMA's decision to not assist ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied Governor Newsom’s appeal for Individual Assistance for victims of the Caldor Fire.

(UPDATED) Nationwide Test of The Emergency Alert System on Nov. 9
The test will also provide the FCC and FEMA a chance to identify improvements that need to be made to build a modernized and fully accessible Emergency Alert System.

Opinion: 2022 highlights from your water and sewer district
The District received $1.6 million in grants through FEMA for fire recovery and to install emergency backup power, with another $5.9 million on the way.