12/04/2023
HB 735 establishes a task force that will study flood insurance issues and make recommendations to help improve affordability and expand access to flood insurance coverage for Pennsylvania communities.
11/13/2023
Operation Safe Holiday kick off today with the “Click it or Ticket” Thanksgiving Enforcement Mobilization, aiming to keep Pennsylvania’s youngest travelers safe on the road
10/26/2023
PEMA employees awarded with the Govenor's Award for Excellence
10/17/2023
State agencies discuss the importance of winter weather safety
10/06/2023
Declaration gives affected small businesses and homeowners in Northampton County and surrounding counties access to low-interest loans; SBA will also be hosting in-person loan application assistance
09/25/2023
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) urge motorists to never drive through flooded roadways.
09/20/2023
Multi-Agency Resouce Center to open in South Abington Township
09/12/2023
September is National Preparedness Month, and we encourage citizens to think about preparedness for older adults.
08/31/2023
PEMA, DCED, City of Philly Worked Together to Secure More Than $100 Million to Prevent Future Flooding
08/11/2023
Two members of PA Task Force 1 will deploy today to Maui, Hawaii, as part of a 28 member Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue Incident Support Team.
08/09/2023
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis today convened the council for its first regularly scheduled meeting of the Shapiro-Davis Administration.
07/31/2023
Shapiro Administration to send disaster support to Vermont
07/25/2023
Shapiro Administration warns of high heat and provides guidance
07/18/2023
The Shapiro Administration continues to support communities across Pennsylvania after devastating flooding hit in eastern Pennsylvania.
07/14/2023
Governor Josh Shapiro Secures Support for Small Businesses from Federal Government Following Fountain Court Shopping Center Fire.
07/13/2023
Governor Shapiro follows through on promise to mobilize administration and provide significant assistance in coordination with Berks County Department of Emergency Services.
07/10/2023
The governor received a briefing from local Lower Alsace Township officials and first responders and pledged his administration's full support for recovery efforts
06/29/2023
The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted an administrative declaration of a disaster for the businesses impacted by the R.M. Palmer factory explosion in West Reading, PA.
06/20/2023
Philadelphia, PA – Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll announced that I-95 will be reopened this weekend.
06/15/2023
The 24/7 live feed of the construction site will chart our progress and give everyone a sense of timing as we move forward.
06/13/2023
The Shapiro Administration, the City of Philadelphia, and federal partners continue to respond to the partial collapse of Interstate 95.
05/08/2023
The Shapiro Administration urges property owners to prepare for the potential of flooding during the springtime rainy season and the summer storm season in Pennsylvania.
03/14/2023
BEAVER COUNTY, PA – Beaver County, state, and federal agencies will be on-site Thursday, March 16, to assist PA residents impacted by train derailment.
02/23/2023
PEMA has launched an online train derailment dashboard to better inform concerned residents in western Pennsylvania.
02/07/2023
Harrisburg, PA – PEMA Director Randy Padfield released the following update on the East Palestine train derailment.
01/26/2023
HARRISBURG, PA — As spring wild bird migration nears, Pennsylvania officials remind poultry owners to protect their flocks, their neighbors' flocks, and the commonwealth's economy from avian influenza.
01/19/2023
Harrisburg, PA – Two staffers from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) are in California to assist emergency management and response personnel there after a series of storms brought devastating flooding and damage to many parts of the state.