10 Additional Kentucky Counties Approved For Disaster Aid
Release Date: June 22, 2004
Release Number: 1523-016
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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Tuesday declared 10 additional Kentucky counties eligible for disaster assistance in the wake of the recent severe storms, tornados, floods and mudslides that began on May 26.
The counties are now either eligible for state/federal Individual Assistance (IA) programs intended to help individuals, households and businesses cope with uninsured disaster-related needs, or Public Assistance (PA) programs that reimburse local governments and other public sector agencies for eligible disaster-related costs. In some cases, the new counties are eligible for both forms of assistance.
Seven additional counties are now eligible for IA: Bath, Fleming (IA and PA), Hancock, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, and Robertson.
Four counties are now eligible for PA: Boyd, Carter, Fleming (IA and PA) and Jackson counties.
In addition Daviess County, which was previously approved for PA only, is now eligible for IA.
Sixteen counties that were previously approved for only Individual IA have been approved for PA as well: Breathitt, Elliott, Estill, Franklin, Harlan, Henderson, Knott, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Letcher, Menifee, Ohio, Pulaski, Rowan, and Wolfe.
Altogether, 77 Kentucky counties have been declared major disaster areas and approved for PA, IA, or both. Previously undeclared counties were added as a result of findings by state and FEMA inspectors during recent Preliminary Damage Assessments.
Residents of the new counties with uninsured property damage should register with FEMA by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY). Phone lines are open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EDT and CDT) until further notice.
The Individual Assistance program includes temporary housing and home repair, disaster unemployment assistance, grants for essential needs not met by other programs and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest loans to repair or replace damaged property. Callers are advised to have the following information available to register:
- Current phone number.
- Address at the time of the disaster and current address.
- Social Security number.
- A general list of damages and losses.
- Good directions to the damaged property.
- If insured, the insurance policy number, or the agents’ and company name.
- General financial information.
The 74 counties that have been approved for IA are Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Carroll, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clay, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Garrard, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Harlan, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hopkins, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Lewis, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, McLean, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Robertson, Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Union, Webster, Whitely, Wolfe and Woodford.
The 37 counties that have been approved for PA are Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Daviess, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Harlan, Henderson, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan, Ohio, Oldham, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rowan, Webster, and Wolfe.
On March 1, 2003, FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. FEMA's continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 23-Jun-2004 16:11:40