Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear made the announcement today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted his request for disaster relief aid for 33 counties, including Crittenden, Livingston and all surrounding counties.
"I am pleased that these Kentucky counties that were so severely affected by the devastating winds that struck Kentucky will be able to receive much-needed federal assistance as they recover from these terrible storms,” said Gov. Beshear.
The declaration was authorized under a disaster declaration issued by President Bush and will make federal assistance available to the following counties: Ballard, Boone, Breckenridge, Bullitt, Caldwell, Calloway, Campbell, Carlisle, Carroll, Crittenden, Daviess, Fulton, Gallatin, Graves, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Jefferson, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, Meade, McCracken, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Oldham, Shelby, Trigg, Trimble, Union and Webster. Additional designations may be made at a later date after further evaluation.
