PEMA to Host Briefings to Help Municipal, County Officials Apply for Federal Reimbursement for February Storms

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Starting April 26, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency will hold briefings in 26 counties to guide local officials through the process of applying for federal disaster assistance stemming from the severe snow storms that hit the state Feb. 5 – 11.

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama approved a federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance for storm costs in Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Philadelphia, Somerset, Westmoreland, and York counties.

The applicant briefings, which are the first of two meetings required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will offer an overview of the federal reimbursement process and the required documentation for applications. At the briefing, each applicant should be prepared to schedule their kick-off meeting – the second FEMA-required meeting – starting the week of May 3.

Applicants with questions about the briefings should contact their county emergency management office.

The schedule of briefings is as follows:

Monday, April 26

Franklin County: 10 a.m. at the County EOC, 390 New York Ave., Chambersburg

Adams County: 2 p.m. at the County EOC, 230 Greenamyer Lane, Gettysburg

Huntingdon County: 2 p.m. at 223 Penn St., Huntingdon

Armstrong County: 6 p.m. at The Belmont Complex, 415 Butler St., Kittanning

Tuesday, April 27

Blair County: 10 a.m. at Geeseytown VFD, Rt. 22, Hollidaysburg

Indiana County: 1 p.m. at the County Fire Academy, 529 Fire Academy Rd., Homer City

Westmoreland County: 1 p.m. at the Gene McDonald Room (Airport), 148 Aviation Lane, Latrobe

Butler County: 6 p.m. at the County Courthouse, 124 W. Diamond St., Butler

Wednesday, April 28

Greene County: 9:30 a.m. at the 4H Building on the Fairgrounds, 107 Fairgrounds Road, Waynesburg

Fulton County: 10 a.m. at the County EOC, 116 W. Market St., McConnellsburg

Lancaster County: 10 a.m. at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, 101 Champ Blvd., Manheim (Spooky Nook Rd. exit off Rt. 283)

Beaver County: 1 p.m. at the County EOC, 351 14th St., Ambridge

York County: 1:30 p.m. at the County EOC, 120 Davies Dr., York

Fayette County: 6 p.m. at the Penn State-Fayette Campus, Rt. 119 North, Uniontown

Cambria County: 6:30 p.m. at the Cambria County Courthouse, 200 S. Center St., Ebensburg        

Thursday, April 29

Allegheny County: 10 a.m. at the County EOC, 400 N. Lexington St., Pittsburgh

Bedford County: 10 a.m. at the County EOC, 200 S. Juliana St., Bedford

Perry County: 10 a.m. at the New Bloomfield Fire Dept., 23 W. Main St., New Bloomfield

Philadelphia: 10:30 a.m. at the University of Pennsylvania Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St., Room G – 60 (Ground Floor), Philadelphia

Somerset County: 1 p.m. at the Somerset County Courthouse, 111 E. Union St., Somerset

Cumberland County: 2 p.m. at the County EOC, One Court House Sq., Carlisle

Allegheny County:  2 p.m. at the County EOC, 400 N. Lexington St., Pittsburgh

Philadelphia: 2:30 p.m. at the University of Pennsylvania Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St., Room G – 60 (Ground Floor), Philadelphia        

Juniata County: 3 p.m. at the County EOC, 11 N. Third St, Mifflintown

Cumberland County – 6 p.m. at the County EOC, One Court House Sq., Carlisle

Friday, April 30

Chester County: 9:30 a.m. at Brandywine Hospital, Spackman Education Building 20, Nurses Training Room, Reeceville Road, Coatesville

Lebanon County: 10 a.m. at the County EOC, 400 S. Eighth St., Lebanon

Dauphin County: 10 a.m. at the Ag Extension Building, 1451 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin

Delaware County: 2 p.m. at the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, 200 Yale Ave., Morton

Media contact: Maria A. Finn, 717-651-2009

SOURCE Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency