Local brief
Seven Ohio counties can apply for federal storm aid. Most of the request is not on the list.
FEMA’s Oct. 2 declaration, DR-4945-OH, opens individual help through Dec. 1 for August storm damage in seven counties. Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation are not declared.
People in Perry County, Ohio, can apply for FEMA individual help under DR-4945-OH through Dec. 1, 2026. The August 10–22 storms are the incident. Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation are not declared.
File an insurance claim first. Then apply at disasterassistance.gov, call 1-800-621-3362, or use the FEMA app. FEMA does not pay losses insurance already covers.
Sixteen other counties from the state’s September request are not on this federal list. Full paper: https://noticenearby.com/papers/ohio-fema-dr-4945-seven-counties. Official source: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4945
Source: the public notice on this register NN-ENV-oh-perry-fema-dr-4945-ia-20261003 · FEMA HQ-26-149 and OpenFEMA DR-4945-OH.
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