FEMA Approves disaster assistance to Cicero residents

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 Approves disaster assistance to Cicero residents

Cicero, Il — Town President Larry Dominick announced Tuesday that Cicero residents can begin applying for Federal FEMA funding for damages caused by the July 2 floods.

The FEMA approval was announced by the White House on Tuesday afternoon and came as a result of a convincing case that was present to the Federal Government by the Town of Cicero and our local, regional and state officials.

“We were always sure we would get this designation as this rain storm was one of the worst we have faced. They described it as a one in 500 year storm. The Town was the first to contact our County, State and Federal government officials to join us in calling for a Federal Disaster designation and I am happy to announce it has come through,” said Town President Larry Dominick.

“Together, our voice and the massive program we launched to help our residents to complete property damage assessments helped make this designation possible. We will work with the community to help them as they apply for FEMA disaster assistance.”

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 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.

 

Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated areas can begin applying for assistance by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, by calling 1-800-621-3362 or by using the FEMA App. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.

“I want to thank all the officials who joined our call for FEMA assistance. Governor J.B. Pritzker. The Cicero Board of Trustees. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Congressman Chuy Garcia. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Kari Steele. Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar, State Reps. Lisa Hernandez and Abdelnasser Rashid. Senators Mike Porfirio and Javier Loera Cervantes. Ted Berger, the director of Cook County Emergency Management and Regional Security, and Vince Acevez, Deputy Director of EMRS. I also want to give special thanks to the Red Cross and to Team Rubicon for their help,” Dominick said also thanking all of the members of the Town of Cicero Board, Department heads and employees who worked tireless to help residents.

“The people of the Town of Cicero are grateful for their supporting our call for the FEMA disaster declaration.”

Cicero collected nearly 7,000 Damage Assessment Forms from property owners, which were used to justify the FEMA decision, and will offer support to residents in submitting their information to FEMA.

 

FEMA aprueba asistencia por desastre para residentes de Cicero

Cicero, IL — El Presidente Municipal, Larry Dominick, anunció el martes que los residentes de Cicero pueden comenzar a solicitar fondos federales de FEMA para los daños causados por las inundaciones del 2 de julio.

La aprobación de FEMA fue anunciada por la Casa Blanca el martes por la tarde y fue el resultado de un caso convincente presentado al Gobierno Federal por el Municipio de Cicero y nuestros funcionarios locales, regionales y estatales.

“Siempre estuvimos seguros de que obtendríamos esta designación, ya que esta tormenta de lluvia fue una de las peores que hemos enfrentado. La describieron como una tormenta de una vez cada 500 años. El Municipio fue el primero en contactar a nuestros funcionarios del Condado, del Estado y del Gobierno Federal para unirse a nosotros en la solicitud de una designación de Desastre Federal, y me complace anunciar que se ha concretado”, dijo el Presidente Municipal, Larry Dominick.

“Juntos, nuestra voz y el programa masivo que lanzamos para ayudar a nuestros residentes a completar evaluaciones de daños a la propiedad ayudaron a que esta designación fuera posible. Trabajaremos con la comunidad para ayudarlos mientras solicitan asistencia por desastre de FEMA.”

Individuos y propietarios de negocios que sufrieron pérdidas en las áreas designadas pueden comenzar a solicitar ayuda registrándose en línea en www.DisasterAssistance.gov, llamando al 1-800-621-3362 o usando la aplicación de FEMA. Si utilizas un servicio de retransmisión, como un servicio de video retransmisión (VRS), un servicio telefónico con subtítulos u otros, proporciona a FEMA el número de ese servicio.

“Quiero agradecer a todos los funcionarios que se unieron a nuestra solicitud de ayuda de FEMA. El Gobernador J.B. Pritzker. La Junta de Síndicos de Cicero. La Presidenta de la Junta del Condado de Cook, Toni Preckwinkle. El Congresista Chuy García. El Presidente del Distrito de Saneamiento de Agua Metropolitana, Kari Steele. El Comisionado del Condado de Cook, Frank Aguilar, los Representantes Estatales Lisa Hernandez y Abdelnasser Rashid. Los Senadores Mike Porfirio y Javier Loera Cervantes. Ted Berger, el Director de Manejo de Emergencias y Seguridad Regional del Condado de Cook, y Vince Acevez, Subdirector de EMRS. También quiero agradecer especialmente a la Cruz Roja y a Team Rubicon por su ayuda”, dijo Dominick, agradeciendo también a todos los miembros de la Junta Municipal de Cicero y a los jefes de departamento y empleados que trabajaron incansablemente para ayudar a los residentes.

“Los habitantes del Municipio de Cicero están agradecidos por su apoyo a nuestra solicitud de declaración de desastre de FEMA.”

Cicero recopiló casi 7,000 Formularios de Evaluación de Daños de los propietarios de propiedades, que se utilizaron para justificar la decisión de FEMA, y ofrecerá apoyo a los residentes para enviar su información a FEMA.