FEMA and State Schedule Briefings On Disaster Assistance

NJ Office of Emergency Management

Colonel Rick Fuentes                          Major Jeffrey  Mottley Superintendent, New Jersey State Police State Director of Emergency Management Commanding Officer, Emergency Management

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEMA External AffairsPhyllis Deroian (732) 216-5810NJOEM PIO Laura Connolly (609) 462-6925 July 29, 2015

West Trenton, NJ – New Jersey county and municipal emergency management officials are invited to briefings which will explain the process of applying for federal disaster assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and hazard mitigation in the wake of the severe storm which impacted Atlantic, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties on June 23, 2015 . Though the meetings are not open to the public, citizens will benefit from the assistance received by their individual counties to offset the financial impact of the storm.Federal and state disaster recovery officials announced today that four separate briefings will take place as follows:Monday August 3rd     10:00 AM    State Agencies                                                            NJSP Division Headquarters Regional Operations Intelligence Center West Trenton, NJ Monday August 3rd      1:30 PM      Burlington County Burlington County Emergency Services Training Center 53 Academy Drive Westampton, NJ Tuesday August 4th      10:00 AM   Gloucester/Atlantic Gloucester County Admin Bldg 1200 North Delsea Drive Clayton, NJ Tuesday August 4th       1:30 PM    Camden County Bellmawr Fire Department 29 Lewis Ave Bellmawr, NJ “Through our experience with Superstorm Sandy we have used our lessons learned to enhance policies and procedures,” said Captain TJ Collins, State Coordinating Officer from the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. “These briefings are intended to educate county and local officials on the eligibility requirements, application development and reimbursement process. We also have a responsibility to ensure that federal, state, and local dollars are used appropriately.” President Barack Obama has designated 4 New Jersey counties eligible for disaster assistance: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester. With the Public Assistance grant declaration, affected county and municipal governments are eligible to apply for federal assistance to fund 75 percent of the approved costs for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and repairing, restoring or replacing damaged public facilities. All counties in the State of New Jersey are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

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