Oct 18, 2024 · Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) welcomed the federal disaster declaration following Juneau’s floods in early August. President Biden’s declaration comes after dogged advocacy from the Alaska delegation along with community leaders to ensure Juneau ...

Aug 7, 2024 · Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski toured the Juneau neighborhoods that experienced record-breaking flooding earlier this week.

Aug 8, 2024 · Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski toured the Juneau neighborhoods that experienced record-breaking flooding earlier this week.

Jan 17, 2024 · Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) through Fiscal Year 2028.

Jul 16, 2024 · The bill reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and the United States Fire Administration (USFA).

Mar 6, 2023 · The bill would reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and the United States Fire Administration (USFA).

Yesterday's announcement that the State of Alaska and Ketchikan Gateway Borough have qualified for a Major Disaster Declaration means that federal funds are available for assistance for emergency...

Sep 26, 2022 · U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell spoke with KNOM about their reactions to the damage, the resources available to Western Alaska from the...

Sep 26, 2022 · Senator Lisa Murkowski was on the ground in Golovin and Elim last week where she saw asphalt roads peeled back, houses moved hundreds of feet and all kinds of storm impacts like significantly exposed permafrost. She wants to remove the cost-share stipulation from the federal disaster funding issued by the President.

It is incumbent upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, to effectively assist in that recovery and to get an early start on efforts to reduce the impacts of future disaster risks.