County Opens Damage Assessment Portal Following Severe Flooding

For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 11, 2019

Montgomery County has opened the damage assessment portal, which is a tool for gathering data on the damages caused by the Monday, July 8 flooding event.

 

The data collected through the damage assessment portal helps determine if the County meets the FEMA eligibility threshold to apply for federal funding and also provides information on the impacts of the storm.   

 

Residents and businesses can submit a damage reporting form through July 15, 2019.

 

“The portal gives us valuable data on the storm damage,” said the County's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Earl Stoddard. “While we may not meet FEMA's criteria for Individual Assistance, we want to make sure we have as much information as possible to make the case with our state and regional partners.”

 

Residents are reminded that this is not a substitute for submitting through insurance and that submission does not in any way guarantee federal, state, or local reimbursement.

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Release ID: 19-242
Media Contact: Judy Stiles 240-777-6536