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originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: cherokeetroy
The letter shown is from two NY Senators to FEMA asking for assistance, I didn't see anything from Trump in there. Did you?
WHEREAS,on March 7, 2020, I issued Executive Order Number 202, declaring a State disaster emergency for the entire State of New York;
WHEREAS, both travel-related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19 have been documented in New York State and are expected to be continue;
WHEREAS,in order to facilitate the most timely and effective response to the COVID 19 emergency disaster,it is critical for New York State to be able to act quickly to gather, coordinate, and deploy goods, services, professionals, and volunteers of all kinds; and
originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: cherokeetroy
thanks for the additional linky. I wonder if this was needed before Comfort can be used in the city? If the city where Mercy is heading also get a disaster declaration, then we will have an answer. If not, then I wonder why New York is getting that, but not Washington State (it is the epicenter for this mess after all)?