FEMA PA APPEAL SHORT SUMMARY & LINKS TO FEMA PA APPEAL WEBSITE

This is in response to a letter from your office dated November 27, 2018, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the Terryville Fire District (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $4,865.56 in costs associated with snow removal activities. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that, because Suffolk County was not designated for snow assistance, snow removal activities were not eligible for Public Assistance as emergency protective measures. In addition, the Applicant did not demonstrate that snow removal activities were necessary to perform otherwise eligible work. Therefore, costs associated with snow removal activities are not eligible for Public Assistance funding. Accordingly, the second appeal is denied. Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.