FEMA AWARDS $2.4 MILLION FOR TORNADO SAFEROOM IN ST. CLAIR, MINN.
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250121/fema-awards-24-million-tornado-saferoom-st-clair-minn]


Release Date: 
3월 21, 2022 

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $2,401,365 in Hazard
Mitigation Assistance funds to the St. Clair School District to
develop a multi-use community tornado saferoom. St. Clair Public
School is in Blue Earth County, a tornado-prone area in southern
Minnesota. This saferoom will provide safety from severe wind and
tornadic events for up to 1,600 students, teachers, staff and nearby
community members.

“The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provides funding for mitigation
activities that reduce disaster losses and protect life and property
from future disasters,” said Moises Dugan, acting regional
administrator, FEMA Region 5. “While we can’t stop tornadoes, we
can build secure, easily accessible safe rooms to keep people safe
from harm during high-wind events.”

People who live in the city of Wadena, Minnesota know what can happen
when a tornado strikes a school. In 2010, an EF-4 tornado destroyed
Wadena-Deer Creek High School during a severe weather outbreak.
“Fortunately, that storm struck during the summer when school was
not in session, but it gave emergency managers a clear-eyed look at
what could happen if people don’t have a place to take refuge from
violent weather,” said Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency
Management Director Joe Kelly. “The people of St. Clair will be
protected from severe weather thanks to this wise investment of
mitigation dollars by the federal government and the local
community.”

For this project, FEMA will pay 75 percent of the $3,201,820 eligible
project cost. The remaining 25 percent of the funds, $800,455, will be
provided by the St. Clair School District. The Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program provides grants to state, tribal and local governments to
implement long-term hazard mitigation measures to reduce the risks
associated with natural hazards. To learn more about FEMA’s Hazard
Mitigation Assistance programs, visit www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation
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