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CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE |
| IMPORTANT
NOTE: FEMA regulations change frequently. Always
check the latest fine print to assure compliance with contemporary FEMA
Disaster Assistance Policy. |
| Category A |
Debris clearance (removal of
debris from publicly owned properties) |
| Category B |
Protective measures (emergency
response activities for the protection of lives and property) |
| Category C |
Road systems (repair of
damaged off-system roads) |
| Category D |
Water control facilities
(damage to dikes levees, drainage channels and similar facilities) |
| Category E |
Public buildings and equipment
(publicly owned buildings, their contents, and equipment) |
| Category F |
Public utility systems (water,
sewer, sanitary, electrical utility, water and/or sewer treatment plants
that are publicly owned or owned by private non-profit organizations |
| Category G |
Parks and other (damage to
parks and recreation facilities) |
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NOTES ABOUT REPORTING
PUBLIC DAMAGE |
- Take pictures and extensively document
all damages as soon as possible and AS REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE.
- REPORT DAMAGE TO THE JEFFERSON
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. Preliminary estimates
will be used to start the damage assessment process.
- Track all expenditures by DAMAGE
SITE. Maintain copies of all invoices, contracts, etc.
- If a disaster is declared and you
pursue federal assistance, they you will be required to comply with
all applicable laws and regulations, including environmental and
historic preservation requirements. For activities along water
bodies, you may need to obtain permits from the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers, WA State Department of Fish and Wildlife,
etc.
- Water bodies with threatened,
endangered, or candidate species will need to come into compliance
with the Endangered Species Act and Essential or Critical fish
Habitat.
- Activities along water bodies may also
require floodplain or wetland permits as well.
- Contracts estimated to be greater than
$100,000 must be put out for competitive bid. Federal law is
more restrictive than state law. Using a small works roster
only applies for contracts under $100,000.
- State prevailing wages must be paid on
all contracted work.
- You must be within the
"declared" area and the damage must be documented as
having occurred as the direct result of the disaster element and
during the disaster declaration time bracket.
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