GLASGOW — Local emergency management officials are urging residents to document any storm damage they had after Friday’s high winds before cleaning up their properties.
A county-wide state of emergency was declared Friday evening alongside the city of Glasgow and Cave City’s emergency declarations. This allows the county and cities to operate outside of the approved budget since extra expenses were incurred during the storm and will continue to incur during the days ahead.
Many employees — especially the county road department and city public works departments — are working overtime to clear debris from roadways and various rights-of-way. The emergency declaration will help the county and cities receive reimbursement for funds expended and will aid in repairing damage to roadways or public buildings.
Individual and personal property damage is not included in this type of reimbursement, however. The Office of Barren County-Glasgow Emergency Management is still responsible for reporting individual and personal property damage to Frankfort for FEMA to review.
FEMA prioritizes aid to individuals and businesses without insurance coverage first, according to a news release from the Barren County-Glasgow Emergency Management. A formal request must be made from the state government before FEMA will intervene. That request had not been made as of Sunday afternoon.
“If this type of aid is available in the days and weeks to come, we will post steps and processes moving forward,” the news release said. “Reporting damages does not guarantee any aid from the state or federal agencies, but it does help to paint the picture of how Glasgow and Barren County are affected.”
Residents should document through photographs any structural damage, debris piles on roadways and road rights-of-way before removing the debris.
