Disaster News
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
Federal Emergency Management Agency 

For Immediate Release:

June 2, 2008

DISASTER AID FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES EXTENDED TO KINGFISHER COUNTY

State and federal disaster assistance is now available in Kingfisher County for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred April 9 – 28.  The funds, which are provided on a cost-sharing basis through the Public Assistance program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, are available to state and eligible local governments and certain nonprofit organizations.

Public Assistance is already available to the following counties in connection with the same disaster: Adair, Caddo, Coal, Delaware, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Logan, Love, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Tillman and Wagoner.

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