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Clermont County EMA moves to recovery after Ohio River flooding; damage assessment, dumpsters and donations underway
Summary
Clermont County Emergency Management reported the county is in recovery from recent Ohio River flooding, is completing damage assessments to pursue public assistance and is coordinating dumpsters and donated supplies for affected residents.
Pam Hammercross of the Clermont County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) told the Board of County Commissioners on April 14 that the county is transitioning from response to recovery following recent Ohio River flooding.
Hammercross said the emergency unified command and joint EOC operations were demobilized last Thursday but that recovery coordination calls with partner agencies will continue. The county is finishing a damage assessment to determine whether it meets thresholds for public assistance through the state or FEMA. She said the county-level threshold is about $989,000 (a per-capita calculation) and the state’s threshold for a broader declaration is more than $22 million. On the individual assistance side, the county must…
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