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County officials warn of federal grant uncertainty and urge state backfill for EMPG and BRIC funding
Summary
County emergency managers and association representatives told legislators FEMA grant terms and litigation have delayed EMPG and BRIC funding to counties; they urged statutory updates, modest biennial reimbursements for local incident management teams and consideration of a pre‑funded Oregon Disaster Response Fund.
County emergency managers and association representatives told the House committee that counties are the ‘‘boots on the ground’’ for all emergencies and that recent federal changes have added uncertainty to critical grant programs.
Tim Dooley (Association of Oregon Counties) and Brian Lee (Benton County emergency manager) said the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) — which funds roughly half of emergency management salaries in many counties — and the BRIC resilient…
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