SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) said Monday that they will coordinate with agencies to provide debris removal operations in counties declared eligible for Public Assistance following the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene.
They said they will coordinate with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enlist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the debris removal operations. This was authorized by Governor Brian Kemp.
These are the counties in the Coastal Empire that are eligible for Public Assistance: Appling, Bacon, Bryan, Bulloch, Butts, Burke, Camden, Candler, Chatham, Coffee, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, Montgomery, Newton, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs and Wayne.
Currently, GEMA/HS and USACE are coordinating personnel and staffing logistics for the upcoming debris removal operations. Full-scale efforts to clear debris from the impacted areas are expected to commence in approximately three weeks, they said.