Designated Counties for Louisiana Hurricane Ike
Disaster Summary For FEMA-3295-EM, Louisiana
Declaration Date: September 11, 2008
Incident Type: Hurricane Ike
Incident Period: September 7, 2008, and continuing
Designations and Types of Assistance:
The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is authorized to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and protect public health, safety, and property, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated areas. Specifically, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures (Category B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program at 75 percent Federal funding.
This assistance is the parishes of Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, and Vermilion.
Other:
Additional designations may be made at a later date after further evaluation.
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Last Modified: Monday, 15-Sep-2008 09:40:28