Designated Counties for Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm
Disaster Summary For FEMA-3296-EM, Massachusetts
Declaration Date: December 13, 2008
Incident Type: Severe Winter Storm
Incident Period: December 11, 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 to protect property and public health and safety, 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), limited to direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program at 75 percent Federal funding.
This assistance is for the counties of Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Suffolk, and Worcester.
Other:
Additional designations may be made at a later date after further evaluation.
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