PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. APPROVES EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR
VERMONT
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240809/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-emergency-declaration-vermont]


Release Date: 
août 9, 2024 

WASHINGTON ­-- FEMA announced today that federal disaster
assistance is available to the state of Vermont to supplement response
efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Depression
Debby beginning on Aug. 8, 2024, and continuing.

The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster
relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the
emergency on the local population and to provide appropriate
assistance to save lives, to protect property, public health and
safety and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe.
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize and provide, at
its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the
impacts of the emergency.

Emergency protective measures, limited to direct federal assistance
and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter
support, will be provided at 75% federal funding for Caledonia, Essex,
Orange and Windsor counties.

Emergency protective measures, limited to direct federal assistance,
will be provided at 75% federal funding for Addison, Bennington,
Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans, Rutland,
Washington and Windham counties.

William F. Roy has been named Federal Coordinating Officer for federal
recovery operations in the affected areas.