FEMA officials present preliminary overview of their post-flood analysis

President Larry Dominick led the push to get FEMA to approve funding for Cicero flood victims. President Dominick speaks at a FEMA and County Emergency Management press conference Wednesday July 26, 2023 at Morton College called to inform residents of that effort.
President Larry Dominick led the push to get FEMA to approve funding for Cicero flood victims. President Dominick speaks at a FEMA and County Emergency Management press conference Wednesday July 26, 2023 at Morton College called to inform residents of that effort.

FEMA officials present preliminary overview of their post-flood analysis

FEMA officials outlined at a press conference with officials from the Town of Cicero and Cook County on Wednesday July 26, 2023 at Morton College the process by which flood victims will receive Federal grant and loan support.

Speakers included Tom Sivak, FEMA Region-5 Regional Administrator; Larry Dominick, Cicero Town President; Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar; Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon; Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps; Greg Nimmo, IEMA-OHS State Coordinating Officer Recovery Division Chief; and, Ted Berger, Executive Director of Cook County’s Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security.

Sivak said that FEMA teams had arrived on Monday to complete an overview report that would determine if the Federal Government will provide financial support to homeowners in the Town of Cicero and in Stickney, Berwyn, and the Chicago neighborhood of Austin.

The teams, which consist of FEMA experts, county and local representatives and bilingual translators, are selecting homes to visit based on the Damage Assessment Reports that were collected.

FEMA and County Emergency Management officials host press conference Wednesday July 26, 2023 to inform residents of the process being used to determine if Federal Assistance will be made avaiable.
FEMA and County Emergency Management officials host press conference Wednesday July 26, 2023 to inform residents of the process being used to determine if Federal Assistance will be made available.

 

Cicero collected nearly 7,000 property damage reports, but Sivak emphasized that they would not need to visit every property but only visit and inspect a selection in order to make their recommendation to the Federal Government.

 

The final decision on whether or not residents will receive Federal financial support through FEMA will be made by President Joseph Biden, the officials said.

President Larry Dominick speaks at a FEMA and County Emergency Management press conference Wednesday July 26, 2023 at Morton College called to inform residents of the process being used to determine if Federal Assistance will be made available.
President Larry Dominick speaks at a FEMA and County Emergency Management press conference Wednesday July 26, 2023 at Morton College called to inform residents of the process being used to determine if Federal Assistance will be made available.

 

President Dominick, who co-hosted the event with FEMA, said this was an opportunity for FEMA to provide accurate information to residents on the process and hat they can expect.

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Funcionarios de FEMA presentaron un resumen preliminar de su análisis posterior a las inundaciones.

Los funcionarios de FEMA describieron en una conferencia de prensa con autoridades del municipio de Cicero y del condado de Cook el miércoles 26 de julio de 2023, en el Morton College, el proceso mediante el cual las víctimas de inundaciones recibirán apoyo en forma de subsidios y préstamos federales.

Entre los oradores se encontraban Tom Sivak, Administrador Regional de FEMA Región 5; Larry Dominick, Presidente del municipio de Cicero; el Comisionado del Condado de Cook, Frank Aguilar; la Comisionada del Condado de Cook, Monica Gordon; la Comisionada del Condado de Cook, Tara Stamps; Greg Nimmo, Jefe de la División de Recuperación del Departamento de Coordinación Estatal de IEMA-OHS; y Ted Berger, Director Ejecutivo del Departamento de Manejo de Emergencias y Seguridad Regional del Condado de Cook.

Sivak dijo que los equipos de FEMA habían llegado el lunes para completar un informe general que determinaría si el Gobierno Federal proporcionará apoyo financiero a los propietarios de viviendas en el municipio de Cicero, Stickney, Berwyn y el barrio de Austin en Chicago.

Los equipos, compuestos por expertos de FEMA, representantes del condado y locales, y traductores bilingües, están seleccionando las viviendas a visitar según los informes de evaluación de daños recopilados.

Cicero recopiló casi 7,000 informes de daños a propiedades, pero Sivak enfatizó que no será necesario visitar cada propiedad, sino solo una selección para hacer su recomendación al Gobierno Federal.

Los funcionarios dijeron que la decisión final sobre si los residentes recibirán apoyo financiero federal a través de FEMA será tomada por el presidente Joseph Biden.

El presidente Dominick, quien coorganizó el evento con FEMA, dijo que esta era una oportunidad para que FEMA proporcionara información precisa a los residentes sobre el proceso y lo que pueden esperar.

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