FEMA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MONTANA’S LODGEPOLE COMPLEX
FIRE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250121/fema-fire-management-assistance-montanas-lodgepole-complex-fire]


Release Date: 
July 27, 2017 

DENVER – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal
funds to help with firefighting costs for the Lodgepole Complex Fire
in Garfield and Petroleum counties in Montana.

The state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant
(FMAG) was initially denied on July 23, 2017.

The State of Montana appealed FEMA’s denial today, July 27.  A
review of the wildfire situation back to the time of the original
request was completed, along with an assessment of additional
information provided by the State such as the threat to lives and
improved property, strain on local and regional fire capability,
economic impact to local communities and high fire conditions at the
time of the request.  Upon review, FEMA approved the state’s
appeal.  

The authorization makes FEMA funding available to pay 75 percent of
the state’s eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant for
managing, mitigating and controlling designated fires. These grants DO
NOT provide assistance to individual home or business owners.

Fire Management Assistance Grants are provided through the President's
Disaster Relief Fund and made available by FEMA to assist in fighting
fires that threaten to cause a major disaster. Eligible items can
include expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair and
replacement; mobilization and demobilization activities; and tools,
materials and supplies.