For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 14, 2003
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President today declared an emergency exists in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supplement
Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
record/near record snow on February 14-19, 2003.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to the
State and eligible local governments in the counties of Adams, Bedford,
Berks, Blair, Cambria, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland,
Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Montour, Montgomery, Northampton,
Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Somerset, Union, Westmoreland, and
York.
Assistance is available to State and eligible local
governments on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures
that were undertaken to save lives and protect public health, safety
and property over a 48-hour period.
Representing FEMA, Michael D. Brown, Acting Under Secretary for
Emergency Preparedness and Response, named Thomas Davies 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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