Northeast Alabama Ice Storm One Year Later: FEMA Assistance Approaches $3 Million Level
Release Date: February 8, 2001
Release Number: R4-01-03
Clanton, AL - Federal grants to state and local governmental units and private, non-profit agencies in northeast Alabama as a result of damage suffered in the January 2000 ice storm now approach $3 million. The storm received a major disaster declaration, making the area eligible for certain federal programs, last February.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through its Public Assistance program, has allocated $2,911,789 to date for reimbursement of costs of debris removal, overtime salaries for emergency personnel, and other disaster-related costs involving public utilities in DeKalb, Cherokee and Jackson Counties.
FEMA contributed 75 percent of the amount designated for clearing away the thousands of tons of debris that blocked north Alabama roadways after the storms. FEMA also paid 75 percent of the cost of protective measures-that is, overtime for police, fire and other vital emergency personnel.
A partial breakdown of FEMA's disaster funding includes more than $1 million for debris removal, about $17,000 for protective measures, and $1.75 million for public utilities-that is, municipally owned facilities such as water and sewer systems---and various smaller amounts for such things as reimbursement of state or local administrative costs.
In all, 29 local governments, governmental agencies, and qualifying private, non-profit groups received FEMA financial support as a result of the ice storm.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 07-Oct-2003 11:03:38