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FEMA Administrator, Deanne Criswell spent Wednesday in Augusta discussing clean-up efforts with city leaders. Criswell joined Mayor Garnett Johnson, Administrator Tameka Allen, and Chief Antonio Burden, Fire Chief, Augusta Fire/EMA for a briefing prior to taking a tour of damaged areas. “I had an opportunity to fly over the Augusta area to see the damage, but I had a good opportunity today to talk with the mayor and his team about what their concerns are now that we are moving into the long-term recovery phase,” said Criswell. “I also had

Staff from more than 22 agencies set up in the USC-Aiken Convocation Center to help walk residents harmed by Hurricane Helene through what assistance is available. Representatives from state agencies including the South Carolina Departments of Health and Human Services, Insurance, Motor Vehicles, and Public Health were joined by FEMA and the Small Business Administration (SBA) from the federal government. It began as an initiative following a series of destructive floods the Palmetto State experienced beginning in 2015. “Governor McMaster continued it with several hurricanes,” Brooke Bailey, Director of Strategic