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FEMA Individual Assistance

Approved for Northwest Florida

Counties Following Sally

By: WEAR Staff

ov. Ron DeSan-
tis announced
GFriday morning
that FEMA has ap-
proved Individual As-
sistance for Escambia,
Santa Rosa, Okaloosa,
Walton and Bay coun-
ties following Hurri-
cane Sally.
Rep. Matt Gaetz
first announced the
new developments in a
tweet around 9:30 a.m.,
saying he has been lobbying for Individual we have been com- every single structure
“working with Governor Assistance from FEMA mitted to hurricane that was damaged, and
DeSantis and President after suffering sig- recovery, and we are as a result of that hard
Trump to secure Indi- nificant damage from continuing that com- work, we are able to
vidual Assistance fol- Hurricane Sally. mitment by working bring more resources
lowing Hurricane Sally. On Sept. 24, Presi- with the President and to the Panhandle to-
IA has now been ap- dent Trump declared a FEMA to provide these day. Thank you, FEMA,
proved for every costal major disaster exists in critical resources to for approving individual
county in my district. the State of Florida and Floridians who need assistance and getting
Great teamwork!” ordered federal aid for them.” impacted Floridians
“With this an- all Northwest Florida “When touring the help they need.”
nouncement, families counties. However, this Pensacola after Hur- Earlier this week,
impacted by Hurricane order did not include ricane Sally made those affected by Hur-
Sally now have access individual assistance. landfall, I saw firsthand ricane Sally in Baldwin,
to critical FEMA pro- “I want to thank the devastating im- Escambia and Mobile
grams, including hous- President Trump for his pact this storm had on counties in Alabama
ing assistance, crisis steadfast commitment thousands of Florid- were approved for
counseling, disaster to Florida following ians, and I promised more than $11 million
unemployment assis- Hurricane Sally,” said to do everything in in individual assistance
tance, Small Business Gov. DeSantis. “The my power to get them from FEMA.
Administration (SBA) people of Northwest help,” said Florida
assistance, disaster Florida are resilient, Division of Emergency SOURCE:www.weartv.
legal services and case and these individual Management (FDEM) com, October 2,2020
management,” Gov. De- assistance programs Director Jared Mos-
Santis says in a release. will go a long way to kowitz. “Since that day, For more information
Escambia and help their rebuilding we have deployed
Santa Rosa counties process. From day one dozens of staff from the CLICK HERE
have largely been of my administration, Division to document

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