Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 145 - Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
Chapter 10 - Gubernatorial Declarations for Disaster Assistance
Subchapter 3 - The Declaration Process
Section 145:10-3-6 - Processing requests for declarations of a major disaster or emergency
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 145:10-3-6
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Acknowledgment. The Director shall provide written acknowledgment of the eligible Applicant's request.
(b) OEM recommendation. Based on all available information, the Director shall formulate a recommendation which shall be forwarded to the Governor or his/her representative with the eligible Applicant's request.
(1)
Major disaster
recommendation. The major disaster recommendation will be based on a
finding that the situation is or is not of such severity and magnitude as to be
beyond the capabilities of the eligible Applicant(s). It will also contain a
determination of whether or not supplemental State assistance under the Act is
necessary and appropriate. In developing a recommendation, OEM will consider
such factors as:
(A) the amount and type of
damages:
(B) the impact of
damages;
(C) the availability of
resources;
(D) the extent and type
of insurance in effect to cover losses;
(E) assistance available from other State
programs and other sources;
(F)
imminent threats to public health and safety;
(G) recent disaster history in the State;
(H) hazard mitigation measures
taken by the State or the eligible Applicant(s), especially implementation of
measures required as a result of previous major disaster declarations; and
(I) other factors pertinent to a
given incident.
(2)
Emergency recommendation. The emergency recommendation will be
based on the findings which will indicate whether or not State emergency
assistance is necessary to lessen or avert the threat of a major disaster.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4611, eff 8-26-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 3320, eff 8-11-95
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