Dan Best This is Me

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1. 1. www.news-leader.com

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   Published on: 4/19/2007   Last Visited: 4/20/2007

   Dan Best, Federal Emergency Management Agency deputy federal coordinating officer, said he anticipated Greene County entities seeking about $35 million, mainly for debris removal and utility infrastructure. The agency expects to allocate $100 million statewide.
   
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   Springfield and Greene County were still identifying costs, Best said Wednesday in Springfield. The devastating storm in January left thousands without power and caused widespread tree damage.
   
   Debris cleanup took months and delayed Springfield and Greene County paperwork.
   
   "I would expect them to be one of the last finished because they've got the most complex issues," Best said, noting his agency has provided technical assistance.
   
   FEMA received more than 400 assistance requests in Missouri after the January storm, including 22 in Greene County. Most came from governmental entities.
   
   The agency expected all grant paperwork to be complete in the next four to six weeks. After paperwork is done, most grants should be awarded within 120 days, Best said.
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   FEMA's $100 million allocation for ice storm recovery is roughly two-thirds of the assistance provided for the 1993 floods, Best said.
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   For example, hospitals may increase their patient load, but insurance would cover that cost, Best said. However, hospitals could receive money for facility damage.
   
   Agencies such as Red Cross and Salvation Army would not receive help for sheltering people because they provide shelter regardless of a disaster declaration, Best said.
   
   However, if a city opens a community center for a shelter, it could be eligible, he said.
   
   There were six ice storm declarations in the winter for the states of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Best said those disasters should receive about $750 million total in federal aid.
   
   "Seventy-five to 80 percent of that is for the electrical grid. There are parts of all the states where miles and miles of transmission lines came down," he said.

2. 2. www.ky3.com

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   Published on: 4/18/2007   Last Visited: 4/19/2007

   To see an extended interview with Dan Best of FEMA, click here.

3. 3. AP Wire | 04/10/2005 | Cleanup continues at historic battlefield

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   Published on: 4/10/2005   Last Visited: 4/10/2005

   Dan Best, a Kansas City-based Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery branch chief, said fallen trees in a wilderness area or areas that are not open to the public would not be considered an immediate threat because it takes years for the fallen trees to dry out and become a fire hazard.