For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 9, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the
State of Alabama and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and
local recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Isidore
beginning on September 23, 2002, and continuing through October 1,
2002.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to local
governments on a cost-shared basis for the repair or replacement
of damaged public property in the counties of Baldwin and Mobile.
Federal funding is also available to the State on a cost-shared
basis for hazard mitigation measures.
Joe M. Allbaugh, Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), named Charles M. Butler as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected
area.
The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing in other
areas, and additional counties may be added after the assessments are
completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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