EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES (CATEGORY B) – DEFINITION:

Emergency protective measures conducted before, during, and after an incident are eligible if the measures:

• Eliminate or lessen immediate threats to lives, public health, or safety; OR
• Eliminate or lessen immediate threats of significant additional damage to improved public or private property in a cost-effective manner

EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES (CATEGORY B) – ELIGIBLE COST EXAMPLES:

Saving Lives and Protecting Public Health and Safety

The following is a list of emergency protective measures and costs that are eligible. These actions save lives or protect public health or safety. This list is not all-inclusive. Some of these actions are discussed in detail below.

• Transporting and pre-positioning equipment and other resources for response
• Flood fighting
• Emergency Operation Center (EOC)-related costs
• Emergency access
• Supplies and commodities
• Medical care and transport
• Evacuation and sheltering, including that provided by another State or Tribal government
• Child care
• Safety inspections
• Animal carcass removal 180
• Demolition of structures 181
• Search & rescue to locate survivors, household pets, and service animals requesting assistance
• Fire fighting
• Security, such as barricades, fencing, or law enforcement
• Use or lease of temporary generators for facilities that provide essential community services
• Dissemination of information to the public to provide warnings and guidance about health and safety hazards using various strategies, such as flyers, public service announcements, or newspaper campaigns
• Searching to locate and recover human remains
• Storage and interment of unidentified human remains
• Mass mortuary services

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