Des Moines, Iowa — Another northwest Iowa county has been approved for individual disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the approval for Osceola County.
In addition, Cherokee and Palo Alto counties have been approved for emergency protective measures and permanent work under a previously approved Major Disaster Declaration. It stems from severe weather that occurred June 16th, 2024 and continuing.
FEMA individual assistance is already in place for Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Palo Alto, Plymouth, and Sioux counties. A number of those same counties were also previously activated for emergency protective measures under FEMA’s Public Assistance program.
Residents in Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Plymouth, and Sioux counties are also eligible for the Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program.
