OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday added 26 more counties to the list of those seeking FEMA individual assistance as the result of tornadoes and flooding that began May 5.
The counties are Adair, Blaine, Cherokee, Coal, Delaware, Dewey, Garfield, Garvin, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Murray, Muskogee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Roger Mills, Sequoyah and Washita.
To date, FEMA has approved Individual Assistance for 24 counties.
If FEMA grants the request, the designation would make available federal assistance for housing repairs or temporary housing, U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest loans for individuals and businesses to repair or replace damaged property, disaster unemployment assistance and grants for serious needs and necessary disaster expenses not met by other programs.
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Fallin encouraged individuals and business owners whose property was damaged between May 5 and June 4 by storms and flooding to report damages to FEMA by calling 1-800-621-3362 regardless of where they live.
She said damage assessments are ongoing. The state may add more counties to its request for both individual and public assistance.
FEMA has approved public assistance in 54 counties.
Public assistance makes federal funding available to assist municipalities, counties and rural electric cooperatives with infrastructure repairs, debris removal and costs associated with responding to the storms.
