FEMA representatives examined flood damage in Milwaukee County on May 5 as part of a joint preliminary damage assessment to see if the county qualifies for federal individual assistance.
During this step, federal, state, tribal and local officials review and validate initial damage assessment information submitted before the governor can make a declaration request, according to Wisconsin Emergency Management, the division of the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs that coordinates disaster and emergency responses.
The state’s joint preliminary damage assessments for individual assistance for counties and a tribal nation affected by the storms, tornadoes and flooding during April 13-23 began the week of April 27 after Gov. Tony Evers directed the state to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency…