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Six Colorado Counties Added To FEMA Snow Emergency Declarations
 The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency
announced that federal snow emergency funds have been made available to help
state and local governments and eligible private non-profits cover specific
costs related to two severe winter storms, Dec. 18-22, 2006 and Dec. 28-31,
2006.
El Paso County has been added to the first declaration for the Dec. 18-22
storm. This brings to 14 the number of Colorado counties included in the Dec.
18-22 declaration: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Custer, Denver,
Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Gilpin, Jefferson, Las Animas, Pueblo and Washington.
Baca, Bent, Crowley, Prowers and Pueblo counties have been added to the second
declaration for the Dec. 28-31 storm. A total of six counties are now included
as part of the Dec. 28-31 declaration: Baca, Bent, Crowley, Otero, Prowers and
Pueblo.
Federal assistance is provided on a cost-sharing basis covering 75 percent of
eligible costs incurred for snow removal and emergency protective measures taken
in response to the storms. State and local governments assume the remaining 25
percent share. The snow emergency declaration is run by a partnership between
FEMA and the Colorado Division of Emergency Management (CDEM). CDEM helped
coordinate response and recovery efforts with local jurisdictions during and
after the blizzard.
FEMA manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national
incident, initiates mitigation activities and manages the National Flood
Insurance Program. FEMA works closely with state and local emergency managers,
law enforcement personnel, firefighters and other first responders. FEMA became
part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.
Additional information is available at the CDEM Web site
http://dola.colorado.gov/dem/ or FEMA homepage
www.fema.gov.
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