Whether it's the Road 11 Fire this July, earthquakes or flooding in 2006, FEMA managers will work to help states with disasters and the costs to fight them. | Marvin Nauman/FEMA Photo Library.
Whether it's the Road 11 Fire this July, earthquakes or flooding in 2006, FEMA managers will work to help states with disasters and the costs to fight them. | Marvin Nauman/FEMA Photo Library.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved the state of Washington’s request to use federal funds to cover firefighting costs for the Road 11 Fire in Washington’s Douglas County.
The state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Mike O’Hare on July 15, FEMA reported. The fire began July 11 and burned more than 10,000 acres of state and private land when the state asked for aid. Evacuations in and around the town of Mansfield affected 330 people. At that point, the fire was not contained.
Mitigation assistance of $605,909 was made available to Washington in addition to funding reimbursing firefighting costs. Under the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, FEMA can provide Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post-Fire funds.
FEMA makes FMAGs available to help fight fires that threaten to create a major disaster, FEMA reported. The funds are provided through the President's Disaster Relief Fund.
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