News and Announcements

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• 11/26/2024 Governor Lamont Signs Executive Order Extending Deadline for Volunteer Fire Departments to Apply for Compensation in Response To Recent Fire Weather Conditions

  Governor Lamont Signs Executive Order Extending Deadline for Volunteer Fire Departments to Apply for Compensation in Response To Recent Fire Weather Conditions

• 11/26/2024 DEEP Lifts Statewide Burn Ban on Public Lands It Administers

  DEEP Lifts Statewide Burn Ban on Public Lands It Administers

• 11/12/2024 One Week Left to Apply for FEMA Individual Assistance

  One Week Left to Apply for FEMA Individual Assistance

• 11/9/2024 Governor Lamont Declares Stage 2 Drought Advisory for All of Connecticut

  Governor Lamont Declares Stage 2 Drought Advisory for All of Connecticut

• 11/6/2024 Governor Lamont Reminds Individuals and Businesses: There’s Two Weeks Left to Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance From August Floods

  Governor Lamont Reminds Individuals and Businesses: There’s Two Weeks Left to Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance From August Floods

• 11/2/2024 Location Change for Disaster Recovery Center in Connecticut

  Location Change for Disaster Recovery Center in Connecticut

• 11/1/2024 Free Disaster Legal Services Available for Connecticut Severe Storm and Flooding Survivors

  Free Disaster Legal Services Available for Connecticut Severe Storm and Flooding Survivors

• 10/31/2024 FEMA is Hiring to Help with Connecticut’s Severe Storm and Flooding Recovery

  FEMA is Hiring to Help with Connecticut’s Severe Storm and Flooding Recovery

• 10/28/2024 Governor Lamont Announces FEMA Amends Major Disaster Declaration for August Storm To Include Public Assistance Program

  Governor Lamont Announces FEMA Amends Major Disaster Declaration for August Storm To Include Public Assistance Program

• 10/25/2024 Governor Lamont Secures FEMA Grant to Assist With Emergency Costs of Responding to Hawthorne Fire in Berlin

  Governor Lamont Secures FEMA Grant to Assist With Emergency Costs of Responding to Hawthorne Fire in Berlin

• 10/25/2024 Governor Lamont Declares State of Emergency Due to Critical Fire Weather Conditions Statewide

  Governor Lamont Declares State of Emergency Due to Critical Fire Weather Conditions Statewide

• 10/21/2024 Governor Lamont and Banking Commissioner Perez Announce Guidance to Financial Institutions on Providing Relief to Those Impacted by August’s Severe Floods

  Governor Lamont and Banking Commissioner Perez Announce Guidance to Financial Institutions on Providing Relief to Those Impacted by August’s Severe Floods

• 10/14/2024 Governor Lamont Announces FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Wilton Closing, Southbury Location Remains Open

  Governor Lamont Announces FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Wilton Closing, Southbury Location Remains Open

• 10/3/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut National Guard Sending Additional Soldiers and Aircraft to North Carolina for Further Hurricane Helene Disaster Assistance

  Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut National Guard Sending Additional Soldiers and Aircraft to North Carolina for Further Hurricane Helene Disaster Assistance

• 10/2/2024 Governor Lamont Announces FEMA Opens Disaster Recovery Centers in Southbury and Wilton

  Governor Lamont Announces FEMA Opens Disaster Recovery Centers in Southbury and Wilton