President Biden has granted Governor Roy Cooper’s request for a federal major disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Helene. The declaration means that FEMA will be able to speed additional help to the state and provide individual assistance to people living in affected counties,

FEMA has announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of North Carolina to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene from

President Biden granted Governor Roy Cooper’s request for a Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Tropical Storm Helene. This will bring immediate federal help to 25 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of North Carolina and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Helene beginning on September 25,

Governor Ned Lamont Friday approved a request for the Connecticut National Guard to assist with disaster response in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene blew through. Lamont’s office said a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and five-solider flight crew with the 1-169th Aviation Regiment left Friday morning to help with recovery efforts.