President Approves Emergency Declaration For Ohio-to assist evacuees

[The Straight Story]

President Approves Emergency Declaration For Ohio

Release Date: September 14, 2005
Release Number: HQ-05-265
Printer friendly version icon

» More Information on Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation

» En Español

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the President declared that an emergency exists in the State of Ohio and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts to assist evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to those areas beginning on August 29, 2005, and continuing.

The President's action makes Federal funding available to the State and all 88 counties of the State of Ohio.

Specifically, assistance is available to State and eligible local governments for emergency protective measures that are undertaken to save lives and protect public health and safety. Emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 100 percent Federal funding.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) named Janet M. Odeshoo as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

A total of 38 states and Washington, D.C. are now included in emergency declarations.

FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18868

[niyad]

1. uh huh

[snot]

2. Gee, wonder what they're really up to . . .

guess they've run through all the Coingate $$?

[FreedomAngel82]

7. Wouldn't surprise me

What is up with that story anyways? And Ohio???

[gmoney]

3. What? Just in case?

Can I flee this corrupt hell-hole of a state with federal dollars now? :woohoo:

[Erika]

4. Wasn't it in Ohio that the 11 disabled kids were in cages

as seen to it by their adoptive, pro-life parents. Ohio needs to realign its priorities.

[electricray]

5. Perhaps it is money to insure that the voting rights of every displaced

hurricane victim are squashed.

[Toots]

6. Another state without Davis-Bacon now....

It sure is going to help all the people to pay them less money.

[gristy]

8. 39 states have been declared disasters so far.

Why not get it over with and call a spade a spade? The entire country is a friggin' disaster.

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsarchive.fema?month=09&year=2005

* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Montana, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Massachusetts, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Wisconsin, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Ohio, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Nevada, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For North Dakota, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Nebraska, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Minnesota, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Maryland, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Connecticut, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For California, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Idaho, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Virginia, Sep 13
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Arizona, Sep 12
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For South Dakota, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For South Carolina, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Alabama, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Pennsylvania, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Missouri, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Kentucky, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Kansas, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Indiana, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Iowa, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Washington, D.C., Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Washington, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Oregon, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For New Mexico, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Michigan, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Illinois, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Tennessee, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For North Carolina, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Georgia, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Oklahoma, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Florida, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Utah, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Colorado, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For West Virginia, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Texas, Sep 3
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Arkansas, Sep 3

[leesa]

9. 38 states are under an emergency declaration. Very scary

" emergency protective measures that are undertaken to save lives and protect public health and safety..."

Wonder what this means in a state not damaged by the storm?