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4/17/2014 President Obama Declares Disaster for Montana

Montana Ice Jams and Flooding (DR-4172)

Incident period: March 1, 2014 to March 16, 2014
Major Disaster Declaration declared on April 17, 2014

President Declares Disaster for Montana

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Release date:
APRIL 17, 2014
Release Number:
HQ-14-28

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Montana to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by ice jams and flooding during the period of March 1-16, 2014.

The President’s action makes federal funding available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by ice jams and flooding in Broadwater, Dawson, Golden Valley, Jefferson, Lake, Musselshell, Park, Pondera, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Rosebud, Sanders, Stillwater, and Wheatland counties.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

Gary R. Stanley has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area. Stanley said additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

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Last Updated:
April 17, 2014 – 14:40
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