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FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Elk Lane Fire in Oregon

FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Elk Lane Fire in Oregon BOTHELL, Wash. -  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Elk Lane Fire burning in Jefferson County, Oregon.  The state of Oregon’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. PT. He determined that the Elk Lane Fire threatened to cause such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. This is the ninth FMAG declared in 2024 to help fight Oregon wildfires. 
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FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight North Dakota’s Bear Den and Elk Horn Fires

FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight North Dakota’s Bear Den and Elk Horn Fires DENVER – This evening, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Bear Den Fire and the Elk Horn Fire, burning in McKenzie County and on the Fort Berthold Reservation.  FEMA Region 8 Deputy Administrator Katherine Fox approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for each fire after receiving the request this afternoon and determining that the fire threatened such destruction that it would constitute a major disaster. At the time of the request, the Bear
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FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Elk Fire in Wyoming

FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Elk Fire in Wyoming DENVER – FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Elk Fire burning in Sheridan County, Wyoming.  FEMA Region 8 Administrator Nancy Dragani approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) after receiving the request this afternoon and determining that the fire threatened such destruction that it would constitute a major disaster. At the time of the request, the Elk Fire was threatening more than 1,000 homes and 1,000 residents, which are under an evacuation order. The fire started Sept. 28 and has