ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS TO TAKE PLACE IN
PENNSYLVANIA 
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210915/additional-preliminary-damage-assessments-take-place-pennsylvania]


Release Date: 
September 15, 2021 

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency has requested
that joint state and FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessments
(PDAs) for Public Assistance (PA) 
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completed to evaluate damages related to Tropical Storm Ida that
occurred in Pennsylvania. 

 

The joint PA assessments began Tuesday, Sept. 14, in Chester and
Delaware counties. They will take place over the next several days in
Bedford, Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Fulton,
Huntingdon, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia and York
counties.  

 

In addition, joint PDAs for Individual Assistance (IA)
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will take place Wednesday in Northampton County and Thursday in
Luzerne County.   

 

These joint assessments will be done in person, with close
cooperation among state, local and federal agencies as always. 

 

These damage assessments are the first step
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in helping the governor determine whether the scope of the
damages is beyond what the state is capable of handling and if
additional federal assistance is needed. 

 

Additional assessments may be requested in other counties as damage
information is received from local officials. 

 

The PDA is an information-gathering process
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It does not guarantee federal assistance. 

 

Once the information is gathered, the state uses it to determine
whether to make an official request for federal assistance. 

 

For your information, please find attached a comprehensive Stafford
Act Declaration Process Fact Sheet.   

 

Currently, Individual Assistance for individuals and households
needing emergency work and repair or replacement of homes damaged by
Ida’s remnants is available to qualified residents of Bucks,
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and York Counties.
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Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated
areas can begin applying for assistance by registering online at
DisasterAssistance.gov
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or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 TTY for the
hearing and speech impaired. Operators can also answer questions about
applications already submitted. FEMA has Disaster Survivor Assistance
teams deployed to those communities supporting residents with hands-on
assistance in registering.

 

 

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District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
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