Courtesy: MGN Online
ATLANTA, Ga. (WYMT) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized federal funds to help Kentucky with the costs of recent forest fires in Harlan, Knox, Letcher, and Pike counties.
This authorization makes FEMA grant funding available to reimburse 75 percent of the eligible firefighting costs for managing, mitigating and controlling the fire. Eligible costs can include labor, equipment and supplies used for fighting the fire and costs for emergency work such as evacuations and sheltering, police barricading and traffic control.
“This fire is a major threat to lives and property in the commonwealth and responders need resources and personnel to battle this fire,” said FEMA Regional Administrator Gracia Szczech. “FEMA has approved this grant to make sure every available resource is at their disposal.”
Federal fire management assistance is provided through the President’s Disaster Relief Fund and made available by FEMA to fund firefighting activities when there is a fire threat that could cause a major disaster.
