For Immediate Release
August 24, 2007
Media Contact: Ray Yonkura
(202) 225-2676
FEMA Assessments to Begin Saturday, Jordan Announces
Washington, DC -- Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is slated to join state and local officials in beginning to assess damage in five counties severely affected by this week’s intense rainfall, including Hancock, Richland, and Wyandot in the Fourth Congressional District.
Jordan said that the assessments, which are scheduled to start on Saturday, are the next step in a potential request by the state for federal recovery assistance for individuals and businesses in these flood-ravaged counties. Additional counties might be added to the request as officials continue to gather and evaluate damage data.
Jordan toured flood-ravaged areas of the district on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday before joining Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Director R. David Paulison on a survey of damage in Findlay Thursday. Director Paulison pledged quick action by the Department in evaluating the assessments’ findings.
“I thank Secretary Chertoff and Director Paulison for coming to Ohio to witness the disaster effects firsthand,” Jordan said. “I’ll continue to advocate for much-needed federal assistance to help our residents recover from this devastating flood.”
