FEMA funding freeze creates uncertainty in county emergency management office

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 state’s portion of a …