Region 8

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Montana to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from June 10, 2022 and continuing.

New flood maps have been developed for Mineral County, Montana. If residents or businesses feel there is an error in the map, they have a 90-day period to provide scientific or engineering data.

Updates to Mineral County, Montana’s flood insurance rate maps are nearing completion. The new maps will provide portions of the Clark Fork and St. Regis Rivers and several tributary streams in Mineral County with more accurate flood risk information that can help local officials and residents make informed decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance.

FEMA has approved an additional $2.2 million in Public Assistance funding to help Montanans recover from severe storms that impacted five northeast Montana counties in June of 2021. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued August 13, 2021. FEMA has now provided more than $2.4 million in total Public Assistance funds for the disaster recovery effort in northeast Montana to date.

FEMA has approved another $2.4 million in Public Assistance funding as part of the recovery effort from the Richard Spring Fire which impacted the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and parts of southern Montana in August 2021. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued September 30, 2021. FEMA has provided more than $4.26 million in total Public Assistance funds for the Richard Spring Fire recovery to date.