Warren County Emergency Management asking for residents to submit damage reports
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – As damage assessments continue throughout south-central Kentucky, Warren County Emergency Management is wanting the publics input on any damage they may have sustained during the recent rains and flooding.
Currently, the county is collecting data reports to send to FEMA in hopes to get an emergency declaration for the county. An emergency declaration would allow for more resources to be made available to residents who have sustained damage to their residences or places of business. From flooding and roof damage to the dozens of sinkholes that have opened up across the county, emergency management wants to make sure that everybody s receiving the support they need to rebuild or renovate their homes or businesses.
“We’ve opened up a community resource center and Michael Buchanan Park, if you would, drive out there signs posted that you can go in and register and get offered services from help with clean out, mental health counseling, services through the Red Cross. And we can make sure you’re registered so that we don’t miss you when FEMA comes to town. We’ve got your information, and we can share that with them, that you’ve had some damage, and we can make sure that you’re eligible to talk to them and get services if needed,” said Ronnie Pearson, director of Warren County Emergency Management.
Pearson also stresses the need for caution, especially as the county has discovered dozens of sinkholes in communities and on private properties. More sinkholes are expected to pop up as the flood waters finally begin to recede back to normal. Pearson says that so far, they have had no reports of injuries or deaths here in Warren County, and he wants it to stay that way. If you have already began the cleanup at your home or business, officials say to still give the Community Resource Center a call so they can advise you how to safely handle the cleanup effort.
Officials are also asking the public to continue to be aware of standing water on roadways as the water still recede. They say that whether or not there is a caution sign in place you should never drive into water over the roadway.
