Allegan County Emergency Management Coordinating Storm Damage Assessment

Allegan MI, Allegan County strives to provide a safe, clean, and healthy environment to live, work, and play in. As such, collaborative community efforts have been in place to recover from the April 14 weather incident.

Emergency Management's attention is heavily focused on damage assessment. Field assessments are being conducted by Emergency Management, County Equalization, and Allegan County Search and Rescue. The assessments provide a county-wide summary of damage, which is submitted to the Governor for consideration of a state-level declaration of emergency or disaster under Section 12 of Public Act 390 of 1976 and for a request for assistance grants under Section 19. In the meantime, please direct any media inquiries to eocpio@allegancounty.org. 

Residents who sustained damage are encouraged to report it using the storm damage self-assessment tool at: http://www.allegancounty.org/emergency.

Individuals in need of assistance are asked to contact the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Currently, Emergency Management is unaware of any financial assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for individual property damage experienced by residents or businesses within Allegan County resulting from the April 14 weather incident.  Individuals or businesses that experienced property damage should contact their insurance carrier for direction. 

“We will continue to coordinate with local, state, and federal partners to assess needs and provide support,” Clark said. “Our top priority is the safety and well-being of all Allegan County residents.”

For updates, please follow Allegan County Emergency Management on social media and visit:

http://www.allegancounty.org/emergency.