FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2018
Major Disaster Declaration Approved for April Wildfires
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today announced that the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the state's request for disaster
assistance for five counties impacted by wildfires that occurred April
11-20.
The
approval means federal funding is available to assist municipalities,
counties and rural electric cooperatives with infrastructure repairs and
other eligible costs.
Disaster assistance is approved for Custer, Dewey, Harmon, Roger Mills and Woodward counties.
Pushmataha
County, which was also included in Fallin’s request due to severe
weather and wind damage that occurred during the same time period, has
not been approved for federal assistance.
Damage
assessments indicate the fires and severe storms resulted in more than
$6.8 million in infrastructure damage and other costs, not including
those associated with responding to the fires. Two deaths and multiple
injuries were also attributed to the wildfires.
Additional counties may be added to the public assistance declaration request at a later date should conditions warrant.
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