December 17, 2020 3:35 a.m.
Three months after President Trump declared a major federal disaster for Oregon wildfires, more than $116 million in state and federal funds have been provided to aid the Oregon wildfire recovery.
As of now, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved nearly $31 million in disaster assistance for homeowners and renters. That is combined with low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration totaling more than $52 million and an additional $33 million in salaries, services and goods contracts.
Recovery highlights include:
*2,917 Oregon residents have been approved for housing and other needs assistance grants.
*FEMA completed damage inspections of 6,764 homes.
*Through the federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance program, the State of Oregon approved $246,700 to support 153 survivors.
*FEMA operated six External Outreach Sites in seven counties including Douglas. Disaster survivor assistance teams served 1,856 visitors.
*Since mobilizing on September 24th by FEMA Mission Assignment, 17 EPA field recovery teams, working 12-hour days, seven days a week, have retrieved and removed hazardous waste from over 2,300 fire-ravaged parcels in eight Oregon counties
Visit: https://www.fema.gov/ for more information on help being provided by FEMA.