Sheriff’s deputies near Lake Lure and Chimney Rock have arrested a 44-year-old man for threatening FEMA officials working in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In a Monday news release ...
FEMA said later on Monday that it would resume normal operations because the threat turned out to be less serious than first feared. Initially, an email sent by the U.S. Forest Service to federal ...
William Jacob Parsons – who authorities say was armed with an AR-style rifle and two handguns – made a “vague threat” that he was going to “go mess up some FEMA personnel," said ...
And there are plenty of rumors flying around about FEMA disaster assistance, which can add a whole other layer of confusion on top of the stress of rebuilding. If you've made or are considering ...
In those mountainous areas, according to a Post analysis of First Street’s data, the number of properties at risk could be seven times higher than what FEMA flood maps indicate. Hurricane Helene ...
FEMA said later on Monday that it would resume normal operations because the threat turned out to be less serious than first feared. Initially, an email sent by the U.S. Forest Service to federal ...
Jamie Keever. The attendant had relayed a threat made by a customer toward FEMA employees helping in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock area — towns in Rutherford County — and the sheriff’s ...
Out of an abundance of caution, FEMA said its disaster assistance teams were being stationed at fixed locations instead of going door-to-door, which has been the agency's common practice in the past.
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) – FEMA has opened up new disaster recovery centers in the CSRA. A FEMA spokesperson told NewsChannel 6 the goal is to open a DRC in every county affected by the ...
A North Carolina man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly threatening harm against FEMA employees responding to Hurricane Helene, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.
The current protocol is to retire staff from the field once a threat is detected, said FEMA spokesperson Gabriel González, and return them to the field once it’s deemed safe. “We just need to ...
Mr. Parsons had a handgun and a rifle in his possession. No FEMA personnel were at the site, he said. The Rutherford County Communications Center received a call on Saturday afternoon that a man ...