FEMA funding freeze creates uncertainty in county emergency management office

  • Bidders and onlookers lined up for auction of the surplus 1997 Case loader from the Dewey County Highway Department on April 8. Rod Enright conducted the auction, which brought $59,000 from Dan Molitor of Morristown. Photo by Kathy Nelson
    Bidders and onlookers lined up for auction of the surplus 1997 Case loader from the Dewey County Highway Department on April 8. Rod Enright conducted the auction, which brought $59,000 from Dan Molitor of Morristown. Photo by Kathy Nelson
    Dewey County Emergency Manager Della Dearborn told the county commission at its April 8 regular meeting that she feels like she is on a roller coaster ride and not strapped in.She was referring to the freeze on FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funds, a major source of funding for state, county and tribal emergency mitigation and operations.According to Dearborn, the stat...

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