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Supervisors and Mayors
Police Chiefs
Fire Chiefs
EMS Agencies
Highway Superintendents
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Department of Emergency Response
nATE:
August' 20, 2003
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Northeast Power Outage
'!be: Governor has requested an emergency declaration from FEMA asking for assistance with
expenses ;related to the northeast power outage. An emergency declaration would provide partial
reimbursement of public safety and emergency protective measures costs incurred by local
govern:ments. In accordance with the New York State Emergency Management Office, we are
requesting cost estimates for the following related to the power outage of August 14> 2003:
~ Expenses incurn:d by public works, highway, fire, police, EMS, mwricipal water and
waste-water treatment facilities. if applicable. This will include any overtime, cost of
material:; and equipment, and rental of equipment, etc.
:> Expenses incurred for Emergency Operatior...s Centers.
~ Shelter expenses, except those operated or funded by the Red Cross.
This infonnation is required to demonstrate the need for federal declaration; therefore, it is
imp'Jrtant for us to have as much data as possible (even ifit is not totally complete). More
a(:Ctlrate' complete infonnation and data will be requested after notification of federal declaration.
Pl.ease tax this information to our o~ce by 9am on Tuesday, August 26th. oUr fax number is
845-486-3998.