Aid activity scholarships for fire management for 13 counties secured

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the state's application after 13 Brand Management Assistance Grants (FMAGS).

The Fema will help in the form of reimbursement for local governments, voluntary fire departments and other first aiders in relation to the costs associated with the response to the forest fires across the state.

The FMAG approval can pay off up to 75 percent of the costs for state, local and tribal state governments in order to cover legitimate fire brigade costs for the named fires.

The grants are approved for the following fires and counties:

1. 840 street fire – Leedey, Roger Mills County
2. Stillwater Fire – Stillwater, Payne County
3. Luther Fire – Luther/Arcadia/Edmond, Oklahoma County
4. East Thunderbird Fire – Little Axt/Norman, County Cleveland
5. Little Salt Creek Fire – Mannford, Creek County
6. Chandler Fire – Chandler, Lincoln County
7. Logan County Fire – Guthrie, Logan County
8. Wildhorse Fire – Velma, Stephens County
9. Clear pond fire – Bethel Acres/Shawnee, Pottawatomy County
10. Underwood Fire – Yale / Cushing, Payne County
11. Keystone Fire – Osage, Pawnee County
12. Barn Fire – Cleveland, Pawnee County
13. Norge Fire – Chickasha, Grady County