RALEIGH, NC — A request for a federal disaster declaration sent to President Obama on Monday by Governor McCrory has been approved.
The letter was sent in preparation for potential damages the state could see as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
“I urged our federal partners to move quickly on this request for assistance, and they did,” said Governor McCrory. “This declaration makes federal resources available to help local and state government agencies respond to the potential disaster and gives quick access to stockpiles of disaster supplies like bottled water and meals that FEMA has already staged at Fort Bragg.”
McCrory was notified by FEMA Friday afternoon that his request had been approved for 66 counties in NC.
The 66 counties included in the federal disaster declaration are: Alamance, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Sampson, Scotland, Stokes, Surry, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilson, and Yadkin.
This declaration will allow FEMA to provide federal resources to help with the flood recovery effort. The aid will help cover expenses for establishing mass shelters and feeding stations, as well as search and rescue missions and other emergency protective measures.
