Archive for August 2024
Chronic housing shortage leaves Maui residents displaced a year after deadly wildfire
Story by PBS. Thompson has never before seen the Federal Emergency Management Agency invest so heavily in keeping a community together, she said. LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Josephine Fraser worried her young family’s next home would be a tent. Fraser and her partner, their two sons and their dog had moved nine times in…
Read MoreBob Fenton Reflects On A Year Of Leading FEMA’s Fire Recovery Efforts On Maui
Story by Civil Beat. Jennifer Gray Thompson, president of the nonprofit After the Fire, said last month that FEMA’s experience on Maui will likely benefit communities in the future that experience their own tragedies. On a hot Saturday in January, Bob Fenton of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was easy to spot in the bright…
Read MoreA year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery
Story by AP news. Jennifer Gray Thompson, the CEO of nonprofit fire-recovery initiative After The Fire, said she has worked in 18 counties that have suffered massive wildfires since 2017, when she herself lived through blazes that ripped through Northern California’s wine country. LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Josephine Fraser worried her young family’s next…
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