Declaration Process
Fire Management Assistance Grant Program
- Fire burning, uncontrolled
- State determines that the fire constitutes the threat of a major disaster
- Governor's Authorized Representative (GAR) submits request for fire management assistance to Regional Director by telephone
- a. Regional staff record State's information on the Checklist
- b. Regional staff contacts Principal Advisor for an assessment of the fire
- c. National Office staff record the State's information, and any additional information provided by the Regional Office (Principal Advisor's Report, Regional Summary and Recommendation)
- Regional Staff notifies National Office of the Request
- National Office management renders determination
- Regional Office staff notify State staff of determination
- a. State and Regional Office follow-up with written paperwork to National Office
- b. National Office prepares Declaration Notification Package (Letter to White House, Memorandum to Regional Director)
- c. National Office dispatches Declaration Notification Package once signed
- Regional Office works with State on FEMA-State Agreement for Fire Management Assistance
- or an amendment to the Agreement
- or State begins work on appeal and submits it to the Regional Director to be forwarded to the Associate Director of the Readiness, Response, and Recovery Directorate for one-time reconsideration.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 06-Dec-2006 18:09:50 EST