President Obama Declares Emergency For Virginia Resulting from Hurricane Irene, August 27, 2011

by Gary Kopycinski on August 27, 2011

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2011. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement the commonwealth and local response efforts in the area due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Irene beginning on August 26, 2011, and continuing.