The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved grants for recent fires in Stillwater, Geary, Luther, Norman, Noble, Slaughterville, Drumright, Glencoe and Creek County.
The grants will help reimburse local governments, volunteer fire departments and other first responders for costs associated with responding to the fires, the Department of Emergency Management said. The authorization makes FEMA funding available to reimburse 75 percent of state, local and tribal government eligible firefighting costs for the designated fires. Federal fire management assistance is provided through the president’s disaster relief fund and made available by FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to cause a major disaster.
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