[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR204.22]



[Page 408-409]

 

              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 204_FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Declaration Process

 

Sec. 204.22  Submitting a request for a fire management assistance 

declaration.



    The Governor of a State, or the Governor's Authorized Representative 

(GAR), may submit a request for a fire management assistance 

declaration. The request must be submitted while the fire is burning 

uncontrolled and threatens such destruction as would



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constitute a major disaster. The request must be submitted to the 

Regional Director and should address the relevant criteria listed in 

Sec. 204.21, with supporting documentation that contains factual data 

and professional estimates on the fire or fire complex. To ensure that 

we can process a State's request for a fire management assistance 

declaration as expeditiously as possible, the State should transmit the 

request by telephone, promptly followed by written documentation (FEMA 

Form 90-58).