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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      Oct. 17, 2008

No. 08-114

PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS BEING CONDUCTED IN 11 COUNTIES

Teams of state and FEMA personnel are conducting Preliminary Damage Assessments in 11 Kansas counties to determine the extent of damage to public infrastructure resulting from severe storms and flooding that hit the state Sept. 11 through Sept. 17.

Four state teams comprised of 13 people are partnering with an equal number of personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct damage surveys in Anderson, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Lyon, Russell, Sedgwick and Sumner Counties. The surveys began Oct. 13 and should take approximately two weeks to complete.

In order to qualify for federal assistance, two requirements must be met. First, each county must have a per capita damage of $3.28. In order to meet the federal damage threshold, there must be approximately $3.6 million in damages. If this threshold is met, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius may request federal Public Assistance to restore roads, bridges and other damaged or destroyed public infrastructure.

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