Hochul requests federal emergency declaration to support severe storm recovery

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Saturday, July 20, Governor Hochul announced a request for a federal Emergency Declaration from President Biden to support response and recovery operations in 15 counties following severe weather which affected areas throughout upstate New York on July 15 and 16.

The counties included in the emergency declaration request are,

• Chemung
• Genesee
• Hamilton
• Herkimer
• Jefferson
• Lewis
• Madison
• Montgomery
• Oswego
• Oneida
• Ontario
• Saratoga
• Schuyler
• Steuben
• Warren

“We must give our communities the support they need to recover, and I will do everything in my power to get New Yorkers the resources they need.” said Hochul.

While the request is under review, the State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services contines to work with impacted counties to assess infrastructure damages to determine the state’s ability to request a Major Disaster Declaration.

A Major Disaster Declaration would allow additional funding to support recovery operations.

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