The following are news items compiled by the188金宝搏是正规吗staff during the week of 10/28. Check our home page and Web Exclusives categories for other industry news.
WE THANK THE MANY –
A tremendous amount of thanks should go to every volley house (Volunteer FD) at this time. Last week the UFA thanked the many organizations & volunteers in the newspapers. Each and every Memorial or Funeral I attended personally was handled professionally by the volleys from Upstate and Long Island. I know every affected family member was overwhelmed by the turnouts and detail shown. Also a sincere thanks should go to the many retirees who came every day and supported us.
Hundreds traveled and attended 2 or 3 Services a day. Thank a Retiree and Volley when you see them! I would like to thank, your wives, children and families who have also endured through this difficult time.
Let’s do our best in letting them know how much they’ve helped by being there and understanding.
We will not and cannot rest until every “Brother” has been properly honored and memorialized.
汤姆DaParma
Queens Trustee of the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA), Local 94 of the FDNY
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FEMA/State Disaster Update
Response and Recovery efforts as of Oct. 25 include the following:
* To date 31,120 people affected by the attack have called FEMA’s toll-free registration number to apply for state and federal disaster assistance. More than 800 new applications are being taken daily.
* The first and most important step in applying for help is calling FEMA’s registration number 1-800-462-9029. The TTY number for speech- or hearing-impaired is 1-800-462-7585. Trained personnel are available to take applications from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
* The New York State Crime Victims Board has received 3,347 applications for assistance to defray the cost of medical bills, counseling, funeral expenses, or lost earnings due to injury or loss of life from the attacks. The toll-free number is 1-800-247-8035. The TTY number for speech- or hearing-impaired is 1-888-289-9747. The phones are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
* More than $82.5 million in Individual Assistance has been approved in the form of temporary disaster housing assistance, disaster food stamps, individual and family grants, and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest loans to homeowners and businesses.
* FEMA已批准了超过1400万美元的灾难住房援助，以获取替代租赁住房或清理袭击不可居住的住所。
* Persons left unemployed by the disaster have filed 4,458 claims for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) with the New York State Department of Labor Telephone Claims Line, 1-888-209-8124. This program provides assistance to workers and business owners out of work because of the disaster as well as self-employed persons not normally covered by unemployment programs. The closing date for filing DUA claims has been extended to Nov. 16.
* $2.75 million in disaster food stamps has been distributed to individuals and families who lost food, income, or resources because of the attacks.
* The state of New York has approved more than $310,506 for individual and family grants for disaster victims to meet serious disaster-related needs not covered by other disaster assistance programs or insurance.
* Crisis counseling grants in excess of $22.7 million have been committed to the state’s mental health services network to provide counseling to victims of the attack and their families.
* SBA已批准了668名申请人的668个申请人，用于家庭维修，商业贷款和贷款，以帮助遭受灾难造成的损失，以帮助遭受经济伤害的小企业。
* More than 11,000 people have visited the Disaster Assistance Service Center at 141 Worth St. in Lower Manhattan to consult with representatives from state, federal, city, and voluntary agencies on disaster aid programs and to have questions answered about their applications. Representatives have disseminated information in 17 different languages. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
* FEMA’s toll-free Helpline has received 14,591 calls from persons applying for additional assistance, inquiring about the status of their application, or seeking information about recovery programs. The Helpline number is 1-800-525-0321. The speech- or hearing-impaired TTY number is 1-800-462-7585.
* Nearly 580 FEMA personnel are currently working at the Disaster Field Office in New York.
* There are 30 Community Relations teams conducting outreach throughout the five New York City boroughs, visiting the 59 Community Boards in the city, and supporting the Disaster Assistance Services Center to provide information about disaster assistance.
* FEMA’s Speakers Bureau coordinated speakers for more than 60 meetings with an estimated attendance of at least 10,215 people. More than 30 additional meetings are scheduled. Attendees are community members, economic development organizations, local political groups, and building owners and managers.
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
*$273 million in federal public assistance has been approved to help state and local governments rebuild. FEMA will provide financial aid and technical assistance in the rebuilding of infrastructure damaged in the attack. Applicant briefings have been completed for all New York City agencies.
FEMA-FUNDED MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
* FEMA has assigned more than $136 million in mission assignments to other federal agencies including the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE), Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Defense to assist in the response effort. These include the following:
* USACE继续为清除碎片清除操作提供技术援助。已将史坦顿岛垃圾填埋场的4.3万吨碎片移到。USACE挖泥任务已完成，该任务已完成，该任务已完成，该任务已完成，该任务已完成，该任务已完成，该任务已完成，该任务已完成，该任务已完成，该任务已经完成，该任务已经完成。
*环境保护局（EPA）正在完成对压力垫圈和卡车安装的真空吸尘器的使用，以清洁受影响区域的街道，停车场，公园和游乐场。EPA已经建立了许多洗涤站，以确保离开工作区的人员和车辆不会将灰尘追踪到干净的区域。EPA继续监测空气质量，并报告直接碎片堆外没有过多的灰尘。
* Health and Medical Services (specifically the Center for Disease Control) will be monitoring a health assessment project for the New York Fire Department. This project will include the analysis of 11,000 blood samples from firefighters and 4,000 blood samples from employees of the state of New York who were involved in ground zero operations.
Voluntary Agencies
* More than 200 voluntary agencies from community- and faith-based organizations, labor unions, national organizations, and government agencies are working to identify issues, concerns, and long-term recovery needs and develop solutions to address these issues.
* The American Red Cross is meeting emergency disaster-related needs for people who lost loved ones, those who have housing needs, and those whose jobs were affected in the area south of Canal Street. Red Cross workers at five service centers have assisted 17,000 families to date. Assistance includes funds for temporary housing, cleaning services, day-to-day living expenses, mental health support, and more.
* The more than 10,000 Salvation Army volunteers to date have operated mobile canteens around the clock at the four corners of ground zero to accommodate relief workers, and have served more than 1.5 million meals to victims and disaster recovery personnel.
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