Release Date: 2008-05-15
Original Link: http://presszoom.com/story_145142.html
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to coordinate the federal response to help states impacted by severe storms and tornadoes over this last weekend. State and local resources are addressing the most immediate needs as federal resources support their efforts.
(PressZoom.com) - The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to coordinate the federal response to help states impacted by severe storms and tornadoes over this last weekend. State and local resources are addressing the most immediate needs as federal resources support their efforts.
Response efforts continue to focus on assessing needs and coordinating with partners in state and federal government, as well as with nongovernmental agencies to meet the needs identified. Joint federal-state Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA's) are under way in Georgia, Missouri and Oklahoma today.
Additionally, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator David Paulison met with state and local officials in Oklahoma and Missouri. Secretary Chertoff and Administrator Paulison participated in aerial surveys in Oklahoma and Missouri and also toured hard hit communities. Following their tours, they held press conferences with Oklahoma Governor C. Brad Henry, and Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, respectively.