FEMA Authorizes Funds to Help Fight Jocko Lakes Fire in Montana
Release Date: August 5, 2007
Release Number: R8-07-022
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DENVER, Colo. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Jocko Lakes Fire in Missoula County.
FEMA approved Montana's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, within two hours of receiving the state's request for FEMA assistance. At the time of the state's request the fire had burned approximately 7,000 acres and had resulted in the evacuation of 400 residents in the area of Seeley Lakes. The authorization makes FEMA funding available to pay 75 percent of the state's eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant for managing, mitigating and controlling designated fires.
Fire Management Assistance Grants are provided through the President's Disaster Relief Fund and made available by FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to cause a major disaster. Eligible items can include expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair and replacement; mobilization and demobilization activities; and tools, materials and supplies. These grants do not provide assistance to individual home or business owners and do not cover other infrastructure damage caused by the fire.
FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 07-Aug-2007 10:46:52