The Kansas Division of EMergency Management has submitted a request to FEMA to conduct Joint Public Assistance Program Preliminary Damage Assessments in eight Kansas counties. Personnel from Emergency Management and FEMA will assess damages resulting from severe thunderstorms, accompanied by large hail, damaging straight-line winds, tornadoes and torrential rainfall resulting in flooding during the period April 25-30. Named in the request are Anderson, Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, greenwood, Morris, Neosho and Pottawatomie counties. More counties may be added to the request after incoming county damage assessment information has been verified. The teams will be looking at damage to public infrastructure, such as road, bridges, and utilities, to determine if there is enough damage to qualify for Federal Public Assistance.
Deputy Director of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management says this is the first step in a process of getting an accurate picture of the total amount of damages eligible for federal aid and reimbursements to the counties involved.
