DC has declared a State of Emergency Saturday after a strong storm swept through the region leaving thousands of District residents without power during record heat for the month of June.
Trees were down throughout Georgetown, .
"The severity of the storm damage necessitates the declaration of a public emergency to enable District government to respond to emerging issues as expeditiously as possible," said City Administrator Allen Y. Lew in a prepared statement.
Find out what's happening in Georgetownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
According to the press release:
The state of emergency authorizes the City Administrator, in coordination with the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, the Director of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency and the Chief Financial Officer to apply for financial assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal, private or non-profit disaster relief and recovery organizations to recoup expenditures incurred, or obtain funding needed, under this order.
Find out what's happening in Georgetownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
