On Sunday, August 28th the state of Vermont was severely impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. This damage resulted in a Presidential Disaster Declaration. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to the State of Vermont to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Irene beginning on August 29, 2011, and continuing. The President's action has made federal funding available to affected individuals in Chittenden, Rutland, Washington, and Windsor counties.
TRORC is assisting our communities with their recovery efforts, currently with the HMGP and CDBG grant processes. Content in this section of our web site is organized primarily based on FEMA's designations for the type of recovery funding available. These designations are:
Public Assistance - Limited to public facilities such as roads, bridges and buildings. Includes quasi-public entities that might not be owned by the municipality such as Libraries or schools. For important information for public assistance for municipalities and public-non-profit organizations, click here or use the link to the right.
Individual Assistance - This disaster assistance is for privately owned property such as homes.
FEMA Buyout Information - Information from FEMA regarding property buyouts.
TRORC Region - Images of Irene - TRORC Staff and others took a wide range of images during and after the disaster event. We have made some them available in a .pdf that can be used as a slide show.
VT 511 - Current Road Information - VTrans is regularly updating this web site.
FEMA Flood Maps - FEMA NFIP flood maps are available from the Map Service Center (MSC).
FEMA Flood Maps for Google Earth- KMZ layer for Google Earth (Windsor, Rutland Counties)
VTrans Facebook Page - Social networking sites have proved to be an invaluable tool for disseminating information. VTrans has created a page which allows individuals to ask questions regarding roads. Answers appear to be prompt and most come directly from the page moderator.
VTrans Twitter Feed - VTrans has created a Twitter Feed (@Vermont511) for road updates.
General Disaster Assistance Info (9/2/11)
Transportation Secretary Searles Memo regarding RPC Role