For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 20, 2001
Emergency Declared for New Jersey
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President yesterday issued an emergency declaration for the State of New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in connection with the fires and explosions in the State of New York on September 11, 2001.
The President's action authorizes
FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief
efforts which have the purpose of
alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the
local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for
required emergency measures, as authorized under Title V of the
Stafford Act.
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to pay 100
percent of the eligible costs
for emergency protective measures undertaken in
response to the fires and
explosions at the World Trade Center.
The emergency assistance is available
for all 21 counties in the State of New Jersey.
Joe M. Allbaugh Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA),
named Peter Martinasco as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected
area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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