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Kansas emergency management outlines process for federal disaster aid and seeks roughly $5M to cover EMPG timing gap
Summary
KDEM legislative liaison Lt. Col. Keith Marshall explained the joint preliminary damage assessment and Stafford Act process; he told the committee a change in FEMA's EMPG performance period created a one‑year reimbursement gap and the agency submitted an enhancement request of about $5M to cover operational reimbursement shortfalls.
Lieutenant Colonel Keith Marshall, KDEM legislative liaison, briefed the committee on how federal disaster assistance is triggered and administered and why staffing and documentation matter to secure federal funds. He described the joint preliminary damage assessment (PDA) as the key verification step where KDEM and FEMA validate damages and determine whether a governor’s request for a major disaster declaration should be made under the Stafford Act.
Marshall stressed FEMA public assistance…
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