Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. LOS ANGELES – If you were affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles County, you may be eligible for FEMA financial assistance.

Over the past forty years, the Gulf Region has experienced devastating hurricanes and flooding, costing 232 billion dollars. Beyond the economic costs, the threat of disasters, the disasters ...

Hurricane Harvey survivor Pablo Garcia receives disaster assistance at his front door from Liana Bates-Hall, FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) Crew Lead, and Lauren Cutler, right, FEMA Corps DSA ...

Disaster recovery centers will help people apply for federal assistance and allow them to speak to representatives of federal and state agencies. Several seeking help at the Pasadena location were ...

Hours after an Atlantic hurricane came for Appalachia, many residents of rolling, tree-lined western Asheville, North Carolina, had nothing to do and nowhere to go. More than 1,000 roads were closed, ...

Local leaders from across western North Carolina gathered Wednesday to outline recovery priorities and push for disaster ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. With so many people impacted by the massive ...