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July 23, 2003
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Hoeven Requests Preliminary Storm Damage Assessment
Proclamation: North Dakota Disaster Emergency 
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BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today issued an emergency proclamation for damage from severe summer storms and high winds and asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist state and local officials in conducting a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) for Public Assistance in two counties for Rural Electric Cooperatives.
This request is the result of initial damage assessments from severe summer storms and high winds in Cass and Barnes Counties on June 24-25, 2003. The PDA for Public Assistance is the first step to document the impact and magnitude of the damages on government infrastructure.
"The damages that occurred relate to electric transmission lines, power poles, towers, and transformers,” Hoeven said. “It's essential that we complete an accurate and thorough formal assessment to determine if there is a potential for federal assistance.”
According to Doug Friez, director of the North Dakota Division of Emergency Management, the PDA is a formal assessment of damages by federal, state, and local officials to determine possible eligibility for federal assistance from the President's disaster fund to help with costs for permanent and emergency repairs to restore public infrastructure.
Upon completion of the PDA in the affected counties, teams will forward the information they have collected to the North Dakota Division of Emergency Management for review and evaluation to determine the potential for a federal emergency declaration request for Public Assistance.
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