Environmental Assessment for Joplin Fire Department Proposed Fire Station No. 2, Joplin, MO (January 2013)

This EA provides information to support FEMA Region VII's public assistance grant program. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide funding for construction of a new fire station under a disaster recovery public assistance grant. The proposed Fire Station No. 2 is needed to provide effective and timely fire protection and emergency services to the northwestern portion of the City of Joplin and surrounding municipalities. The original Fire Station No. 2 was destroyed by a tornado and replaced in the same location with a temporary facility which does not provide adequate quarters for assigned fire station personnel and weatherized shelter for the fire apparatus.  The Council on Environmental Quality was established under NEPA to implement and oversee Federal policy in this process and implemented the procedural provisions of NEPA codified at 40 CFR 1500-1508. An Environmental Assessment (EA) related to a FEMA program must be prepared according to the requirements of the Stafford Act and 44 CFR Part 10.