After denial, federal wildfire aid for South Carolina gets a crucial reversal

Officials say that a federal grant to assist with wildfire response efforts in South Carolina has been approved after the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) initially denied it.

In a joint statement released on Saturday, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Russell Fry said they were pleased that the initial decision on a Fire Management Assistance Grant had been reversed.

“We had been working with state and local officials to rectify the initial denial,” the joint statement said…

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