At the direction of President Barack Obama, FEMA continues to lead the federal government's effort to provide assistance and support to states affected by Hurricane Sandy, ensuring the federal family and its public and private partners continue to provide all available resources to support state, local, and tribal communities in affected areas.
FEMA personnel have been deployed to support response operations, including search and rescue, situational awareness, communications and logistical support in states affected by the storm. Community relations teams are on the ground in the hardest hit areas going door-to-door to inform disaster survivors about available services and resources and to gather situational awareness. FEMA continues to coordinate with the federal family to deploy and mobilize hundreds of staff from various federal agencies to support community relations and operational activities. Housing inspectors are on the ground, meeting with disaster survivors to identify damages to homes, to further expedite assistance to individuals.
In addition to the updates on this page, visit our blog and read our FAQs.
Learn more about the disaster process, FEMA's disaster aid programs, and FEMA's whole community approach to emergency management.
For Disaster Survivors
- Registering for Assistance: survivors in declared counties in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island can register for assistance. Learn more: information and FAQs before you apply for assistance.
- Disaster Recovery Centers: a Disaster Recovery Center is a readily accessible facility or mobile office where applicants may go for information about FEMA or other disaster assistance programs, or for questions related to your case.
- Search for a Disaster Recovery Center
- To search for a Disaster Recovery Center via text message, text: DRC and your zip code to 43362 (4FEMA). For example: DRC 01234 (Standard rates apply).
- FEMA Housing Portal: Individuals and families who have been displaced by the disaster can use the FEMA Housing Portal to help find a place to live.
- Recovery Tips: ensuring your safety and coping with disasters
- Shelters: for those who are unable to return home, states, tribes, localities and the Red Cross continue to operate emergency shelters along the East Coast.
- Download the Red Cross Hurricane app, visit the Red Cross web site, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), or check local media outlets.
- Download the FEMA smartphone app.
- To search for shelters via text message, text: SHELTER and your zip code to 43362 (4FEMA). For example: Shelter 01234 (Standard rates apply).
Additional Languages
- 中文 / Chinese
- Français / French
- Deutsch / German
- Kreyól Ayisyen / Hatian Creole
- עברית / Hebrew
- Italiano / Italian
- 한국어 / Korean
- Polski / Polish
- Português / Portuguese
- Pусский / Russian
- Español / Spanish
- Tagalog
- ייִדיש / Yiddish
State and Local Websites
State Websites
- Connecticut | CT Department of Emergency Management
- Delaware | DE Emergency Management Agency
- Maine | ME Emergency Management Agency
- Maryland | MD Emergency Management Agency
- Massachusetts | MA Emergency Management Agency
- New Hampshire | NH Emergency Management
- New Jersey | NJ Office of Emergency Management
- New York | NY Homeland Security and Emergency Services
- Pennsylvania | PA Emergency Management Agency
- Rhode Island | RI Emergency Management Agency
- Vermont | VT Emergency Management
- Virginia | VA Emergency Management
- West Virginia | WV Homeland Security
Local websites
For Those Who Want to Help
FEMA has been collaborating with many national, state, tribal, and local partners in response to Hurricane Sandy, including the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Learn more on how you can donate and volunteer responsibly to assist the survivors of Hurricane Sandy.
Rumor Control
There is a lot of misinformation circulating online. Visit our Rumor Control page for an on-going list of rumors and their true or false status.
Blog, Social Media & Mobile
- On Facebook - FEMA Sandy
- On Twitter - @FEMASandy
- Blog
- A Maverick Way of Staying Calm
- A Rockaway survivor looks at a "new normal"
- From a warm bed to a cargo ship, a firsthand account of surge team member
- FDNY saves their ship during Sandy and welcomes others
- From North Dakota to New York, the long road for one Community Relations Specialist
- One Month In: Jersey's Road to Recovery from Sandy
- What We're Watching: 11/30/12
- New York, One Month After Sandy
- Telling the Recovery Story with Crayons and Construction Paper
- Pennsylvania Recovery Continues, One Month Out
- An Important Part of the Team and Sandy Recovery: the Department of Housing and Urban Development
- What to Expect During the FEMA Housing Inspection Process
- Avoiding Scam Artists during Sandy Recovery
- Assisting Survivors Through our Disaster Recovery Centers & Community Relations Specialists
- Veterans Helping Survivors on the Road to Recovery
- Housing Options for Hurricane Sandy Survivors
- Appealing a FEMA Assistance Denial Decision
- Assisting Survivors Can Mean Many Forms of Assistance
- FEMA Works with State and Locals to Prepare Region for the Nor'easter
- New York Stories in the Wake of Sandy
- Administrator Fugate: Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts
- Housing and Sheltering Needs of Hurricane Sandy
- Administrator Fugate Travels to New York to Survey Ongoing Response and Recovery Efforts
- Registering for Assistance, Over $100 million Already Approved for Disaster Survivors
- The Next Step After You Register for Disaster Assistance
- Getting Gas Pumps Flowing
- Keeping Children Safe in Sandy's Wake
- In the News: From Survivor to Survivor - Managing the stress after a disaster
- Staying safe and how to help disaster survivors
- FEMA on Twitter
- @FEMA
- @FEMAespanol
- @FEMAregion1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
- @FEMAregion2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI)
- @FEMAregion3 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
- FEMA on Facebook
- FEMA's mobile website - m.fema.gov
- FEMA's Smartphone app
Interactive Maps
For Press/Media
- Photos (FEMA)
- B-roll (FEMA)
- Video, Photos, Audio (DVIDS)
- News desk
- Press releases
- January 10: President Declares Disaster for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- January 3, 2013: President Declares Disaster for Ohio
- December 19: President Declares Disaster for Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- December 5: President Declares Disaster for District of Columbia
- November 27: President Declares Disaster for West Virginia
- November 26: President Declares Disaster for Commonwealth of Virginia
- November 20: President Declares Disaster for Maryland
- November 16: President Declares Disaster for Delaware
- November 12: Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
- November 11: Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
- November 10: Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
- November 9: Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
- November 8: Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
- November 7: FEMA Announces Temporary Housing Rental Assistance Increase in New York and New Jersey
- November 6: Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
- November 6: U.S. Fire Administration Urges Residents Affected by Hurricane Sandy to Stay Safe as Cold Weather Approaches
- November 5: Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
- November 4: Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by Sandy
- November 3: The Federal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Affected by Storm
- November 2: The Federal Family and Partners Continue Support to Multiple States Affected by Storm
- November 2: Defense Logistics Agency to Purchase Diesel and Unleaded Fuel to Supplement Ongoing Private Sector Efforts as Part of Ongoing Response to Hurricane Sandy
- November 1: The Federal Family and Partners Continue Support to Multiple States Affected by Storm
- October 31: FEMA and Federal Partners Continue Steadfast Support for Areas Affected by Superstorm
- October 30: FEMA and Federal Partners Continue to Support Areas Affected by the Aftermath of Sandy
- October 29: FEMA and Federal Partners Continue to Mobilize Resources and Urge Residents to Make Final Preparations
- October 28: As Hurricane Sandy Approaches, FEMA Urges Residents to Follow Directions of Local Officials
- October 27: FEMA Urges Residents to Take Steps to Prepare as Hurricane Sandy Approaches
- October 26: FEMA Urges Residents to Follow the Directions of Local Officials and Take Steps to Prepare for Hurricane Sandy
- October 25: As Hurricane Sandy Nears Southeast Florida, FEMA Urges Residents to Prepare for Extreme Weather
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