News and Announcements

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• 6/3/2024 Governor Lamont and Emergency Management Officials Urges Preparation as Hurricane Season Nears

  Governor Lamont and Emergency Management Officials Urges Preparation as Hurricane Season Nears

• 1/4/2024 Gov Lamont Announces Application Period for CT Nonprofit Security Grant Program

  Gov Lamont Announces Application Period for CT Nonprofit Security Grant Program

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

  DEEP Lifts Statewide Burn Ban on Public Lands It Administers

• 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

• 8/19/2024 Governor Lamont Declares State of Emergency in Response To Severe Flooding

• 2/12/2024 Governor Lamont Implements Ban on all Tandem and Empty Tractor Trailers Ahead of Winter Storm

  Governor Lamont Implements Ban on all Tandem and Empty Tractor Trailers Ahead of Winter Storm

• 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

• 9/20/2024 Governor Lamont Announces President Biden Approves His Request for a Major Disaster Declaration Due to August Severe Flooding in Western Connecticut

  Governor Lamont Announces President Biden Approves His Request for a Major Disaster Declaration Due to August Severe Flooding in Western Connecticut

• 9/27/2024 Governor Lamont Approves Request for Connecticut National Guard Unit To Deploy to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene Response and Recovery Efforts

  Governor Lamont Approves Request for Connecticut National Guard Unit To Deploy to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene Response and Recovery Efforts

• 7/8/2024 Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol Through Wednesday Afternoon

• 9/9/2024 Governor Lamont Submits Request for Major Disaster Declaration To Secure Federal Assistance for Communities Impacted by Extreme Flooding on August 18

  Governor Lamont Submits Request for Major Disaster Declaration To Secure Federal Assistance for Communities Impacted by Extreme Flooding on August 18

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

  One Week Left to Apply for FEMA Individual Assistance

• 9/20/2024 President Biden Approves Connecticut Disaster Declaration

  President Biden Approves Connecticut Disaster Declaration

• 8/30/2024 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Recovery From Historic Rainfall and Flooding in Western Connecticut

  Governor Lamont Provides Update on Recovery From Historic Rainfall and Flooding in Western Connecticut

• 6/14/2024 Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol for the Coming Week