Jefferson County - FEMA Update II

With damage estimates exceeding $150 million, Jefferson County residents today continued to wait anxiously for a federal disaster declaration.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials toured Jefferson County Friday to assess flood damage to residential, business, agricultural and municipal properties.

A team consisting of Bernard Rupnik of the Small Business Administration, Joel Rogers of FEMA, Paul Enz of FEMA’s community relations, Janet Field of FEMA and Wisconsin Emergency Management Southeast Region director Paul France joined Jefferson County Emergency Management director Donna Haugom, Jefferson County Health Department director Gail Scott and Jefferson County Administrator Gary Petre on a tour of the City of Jefferson.