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FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Montana's Huff Fire

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Release Date:
Tháng 9 3, 2020

DENVER – This evening, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Huff Fire burning in Garfield County, Montana.

FEMA Regional Administrator Lee dePalo approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) after receiving the request and determining that the fire threatened such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.

At the time of the request, the Huff Fire was threatening more than 926 structures which included the following facilities: seven emergency services, 28 commercial, two health and medical, and one government building. A school and hospital were evacuated. Voluntary evacuations were taking place for approximately 500 people. Infrastructure, utilities, and major roadways were also being threatened.  The fire started today and has burned in excess of 30,000 acres of state and federal land.

The authorization makes FEMA funding available to pay 75 percent of the state’s eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant for managing, mitigating and controlling designated fires. These grants do not provide assistance to individual home or business owners and do not cover other infrastructure damage caused by the fire.

Fire Management Assistance Grants are provided through the President's Disaster Relief Fund and are made available by FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to cause a major disaster. Eligible items can include expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair and replacement; mobilization and demobilization activities; and tools, materials and supplies.

With the FMAG authorization, additional funding is made available through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Post Fire for the mitigation of wildfire and related hazards, such as flood after fire or erosion. Some eligible wildfire project types include defensible space measures, ignition-resistant construction, and hazardous fuels reduction.

For more information on FMAGs, visit  https://www.fema.gov/fire-management-assistance-grants-program-details. For HMGP Post Fire, visit https://www.fema.gov/hazard-mitigation-grant-program-post-fire.

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