The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has scheduled a series of Public Agency Briefings for local agencies including school districts, towns, counties and other municipalities that sustained damage from Hurricanes Irene and Lee.

Information will be provided at the meetings about applying for federal disaster recovery assistance.

Costs associated with the damage and cleanup resulting from the storms should be documented. SED's Facilities Planning recommends: Keep every receipt — rental equip, staff OT, etc., and take photos of the damage.

The following handouts from the Albany County meeting are available for reference (PDFs):

Request for Public Assistance packet contains the forms that need to be handed in to start the process.

Applicant Handbook contains the detailed information about what is covered and how it needs to be enumerated.

FEMA and NYS representatives will help applicants through the process.

Meeting Schedule:

Washington County - Sept. 16 at 1 pm at the Washington County building, Fort Edward

Saratoga - Sept. 19 at 2 pm at the Round Lake Fire House

Schoharie - Sept. 20 10 am at Cobleskill Fire Dept. 610 East Main St.

Schenectady - Sept. 27 at 1 pm at South Schenectady Fire Dept, 6 Old Mariaville Road, Rotterdam

The briefings are open only to municipalities and agencies.

Other Resources

Cleaning up after a flood

If you have questions about school attendance requirements, transportation and other issues resulting from recent severe weather events, find the answers on the State Education Department's fact sheet.

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