Public Affairs Branch: 2005 PRESS RELEASES

11/10/05 Winter Safety Awareness Week Starts Sunday
11/9/05 Tune-Up Your Car And Driving Skills Before Winter Weather Arrives In Ohio
10/27/05 Ohio EMA Executive Director Appointed As National Emergency Management Association Region V Vice President
10/26/05 Deadline For Federal Assistance Has Been Extended To January
09/14/05 Ohio To Receive Federal Aid For Hurricane Katrina Response Costs
09/13/05 Taft Tours Devastation In Southern Mississippi
09/12/05 FEMA-Sponsored Flights of Gulf Coast Evacuees to Ohio: Cancelled
09/09/05 Taft Request Federal Aid For Hurricane Katrina Response Costs
09/08/05 Taft Announces State Assistance For Hurricane Katrina Evacuees In Ohio
09/07/05 EMA Announces Change To Evacuee Plan
09/07/05 Ohio EMA Establishes Toll-Free Donation Hotline
09/07/05 Taft Kicks Off State Combined Charitable Campaign
09/06/05 Taft Lowers Flags In Honor Of Hurricane Katrina Victims
09/06/05 Hurricane Katrina Victims Assistance Resources
09/06/05 Ohio To Welcome 1,000 Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
09/06/05 EMA Releases Hurricane Katrina-Related Phone Numbers
09/05/05 Ohio Law Enforcement Officers To Help In Hurricane Relief Effort
09/04/05 Taft Sends Off State Employees To Help In Hurricane Relief Effort
08/30/05 Unsolicited Donations And Unaffiliated Volunteers
08/30/05 Ohioans Urged To Prepare
08/13/05 Fifty-One Ohio Youth Winners Recognized In Annual State Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest
08/02/05 Public Meeting Notice - Ohio Amber Alert Steering Committee
07/11/05 $9.9 Million Approved For Individual Disaster Assistance 2005 Winter Storms: Update For 2004 Disasters
07/07/05 Specially-Equipped Vehicles To Improve Communications And Response Capabilities During Major Emergencies In Ohio
06/20/05 State Agencies To Conduct Full-Scale Hazardous Materials Exercise
06/15/05 Governor Proclaims June 19-25 "Ohio Lightning Safety Awareness Week"
06/08/05 As Temperatures Soar, Ohio EMA Reminds Residents To Practice Weather Safety
05/16/05 FEMA Approves State of Ohio Enhanced Mitigation Plan
04/15/05 Monday Is The Last Day To Apply For Disaster Assistance
04/11/05 Only One More Week Left To Call And Apply For Disaster Assistance
04/06/05 Ohio Disaster Recovery Assistance Nearly $7 Million
04/05/05 Taft Urges U.S. Senators To Support Legislation To Help Disaster Victims
04/04/05 April 18 Deadline To Apply For Disaster Assistance
04/01/05 Disaster Officials Offer Tips To Assist In Recovery Process
03/30/05 Disaster Recovery Centers Closing Saturday, April 2 At Noon, Help Still Available
03/28/05 Disaster Recovery Assistance Over $5.3 Million
03/25/05 The Only Way To Apply For Disaster Assistance
03/22/05 Two Disaster Outreach Centers Remaining Open
03/21/05 $4.3 Million Approved For Disaster Recovery Assistance 
03/16/05 Spring 2005 Severe Weather Awareness
03/14/05 More Than $3.2 Million Approved For Ohio Disaster Recovery Assistance
03/14/05 Snow Removal Assistance Reaches Nearly $2.6 Million
03/14/05 Practice Disaster Plans During Statewide Tornado Drill, March 16
03/11/05 FEMA And Ohio EMA To Open Disaster Recovery Centers
03/10/05 Springtime Is Good Time To Prepare For Severe Weather
03/09/05 Nine Additional Counties Now Eligible For Individual Disaster Assistance
03/09/05 President Approves Taft's Request For Additional Assistance
03/09/05 FEMA Awards $248,000 Mitigation Grant To Warren Township
03/08/05 Flood Insurance Pays Off For Those Who Plan Ahead
03/08/05 Taft Requests Federal Disaster Aid For Nine More Counties
03/07/05 More Than $2.3 Million Approved For Disaster Recovery Assistance
03/03/05 FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center To Open In Coshocton
03/02/05 FEMA Aid Separate From Other Federal Benefits
03/01/05 In The Wake Of Flooding, Beware Of Fraud
02/28/05 Disaster Recovery Centers Opening Later This Week
02/25/05 More Than $1 Million Approved For Ohio Disaster Assistance
02/25/05 Hockingport Recovery Center To Close Saturday, But Help Still Available
02/24/05 Three Short-Term Disaster Recovery Centers Open On Monday
02/24/05 Disaster Officials Urge Victims To Check Insurers First
02/21/05 FEMA And Ohio EMA To Open Disaster Recovery Centers
02/18/05 Internet Disaster Assistance Registration Available
02/16/05 Toll-Free Application Number Available For Those Affected By Recent Winter Storms And Flooding In Ohio
02/15/05 Taft Announces Approval For Federal Assistance To 59 Ohio Counties
02/14/05 FEMA Awards Grant Funds To Darke County For Warning Sirens And Weather Alert Radios
02/01/05 Taft Requests Federal Disaster Assistance For Impacted Communities
01/28/05 Taft Adds 10 Counties To Emergency Declaration For Severe Winter Weather
01/26/05 26 Counties Eligible For December 2004 Snow Removal Reimbursement
01/26/05 Three Additional Counties Declared Eligible For Disaster Public Assistance
01/25/05 Six Ohio Counties Added To Public Assistance Declaration
01/25/05 Six Additional Counties Eligible For Snow Removal Reimbursement
01/18/05 Preliminary Damage Assessment To Begin Today
01/14/05 Rain Stops, Ohioans Shift Focus To Cleanup Activities
01/14/05 Tips To Protect Your Health During Cold Weather Flood Clean-Up
01/13/05 Taft Announces $77.8 Million In 2005 Homeland Security Grants
01/13/05 Ohioans Brace For Last Round Of Heavy Rains And Some Flooding
01/13/05 Ohio's Amber Alert Plan Celebrates Two-Year Milestone
01/12/05 Taft Adds Three Counties To Emergency Declaration
01/12/05 Ohioans Are Urged To Remember Safety Basics As Rain Continues
01/11/05 56 Counties Are Now Under A State Of Emergency
01/11/05 Seventeen Counties Eligible For Snow Removal Reimbursement
01/11/05 Seven More Counties Added To Governor Taft's Declaration
01/10/05 Public Safety In Affected Areas Remains A Priority For State Agencies
01/08/05 State Agencies Continue Support To Affected Areas
01/07/05 Governor Taft Declares State Of Emergency In 49 Counties
01/07/05 Taft Adds 14 Counties To Emergency Declaration
01/06/05 Governor Declares Emergencies in 14 Additional Counties
01/06/05 Weather Update #2
01/06/05 Weather Update #1