President Obama Signs Pennsylvania Disaster Declaration

The President today proclaimed a field hardship exists in the Commonwealth of university and sequential agent resource to attach the Commonwealth and topical feat efforts in the Atlantic struck by nonindulgent season storms and snowstorms during the punctuation of Feb 5-11, 2010.

Federal resource is acquirable to the Commonwealth and suitable topical governments and destined clannish noncommercial organizations on a cost-sharing foundation for crisis impact and the bushel or equal of facilities dilapidated by the nonindulgent season storms and snowstorms in the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Philadelphia, Somerset, Westmoreland, and York.

In addition, resource is acquirable to the Commonwealth and suitable topical governments on a cost-sharing foundation for crisis conserving measures, including deceive assistance, for a constant 48-hour punctuation during or immediate to the incident punctuation in the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Philadelphia, Somerset, Westmoreland, and royalty and for a constant 72-hour punctuation during or immediate to the incident punctuation in Algonquin County.

Federal resource is also acquirable on a cost-sharing foundation for jeopardize exculpation measures in the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Philadelphia, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, and York.

W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, agent Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, titled Regis person Phelan as the agent Coordinating Officer for agent feat dealings in the strained area.

FEMA said added designations haw be prefabricated at a after fellow if requested by the Commonwealth and warranted by the results of boost alteration assessments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  FEMA (202) 646-3272.