FEMA

Monday marks the deadline for tornado victims in 11 Ohio counties to apply for federal assistance. The aid comes in response to a series of tornadoes that touched down in the state in March.

Around $3 million in grant funding was approved by FEMA to assist Logan and 10 other counties impacted by the March 14 tornadoes.

At least 200 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Galena and Berlin and Berkshire townships were among the hardest hit.

Those affected by the March 14 tornadoes in Ohio can visit newly-opened FEMA centers. To find the nearest center, visit FEMA.gov.

FEMA’s funeral reimbursement fund sets aside money for families of victims of COVID-19 and there is plenty available in Ohio.

The State of Ohio-Butler County Incident Management Team could soon be designated as a federally deployable Supplemental Response Team with FEMA, meaning the team could respond to disasters of all kinds directly under FEMA's direction.

More than 200,000 people are expected to receive COVID-19 vaccines at the mass vaccination clinic in Cleveland over the next 8 weeks, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Sunday. The mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center is a partnership between the state of Ohio and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and it will have the capacity to administer 6,000 COVID-19 vaccines a day.

The deployment highlights an escalation in the Biden administration's response to the increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S. border.

White House coronavirus adviser Andy Slavitt said part of the first contingent of more than 1,000 troops is set to begin operations in California mid-February with more vaccination missions to follow.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says President Trump has approved some $350 million in wildfire recovery funds. A FEMA statement had said the state and local governments could handle the damage.