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Understand FEMA Public Assistance Emergency Work, including debris removal and emergency protective measures needed to address immediate threats to life, safety, public health, and improved property.
FEMA Emergency Work generally includes actions taken to address immediate threats, protect life and improved property, maintain essential public services, remove disaster-generated debris, and stabilize conditions before permanent restoration begins.
Covers emergency actions needed to save lives, protect public health and safety, protect improved property, secure damaged facilities, control access, stabilize hazards, and reduce immediate disaster-related threats.
Covers temporary measures needed to maintain or restore essential public services, including emergency power, temporary facilities, temporary repairs, emergency access, communications support, and other short-term actions needed to sustain public operations.
Covers removal of disaster-generated debris when necessary to eliminate immediate threats, protect public health and safety, restore eligible public access, support emergency response, or allow recovery work to proceed.
Covers debris located on eligible public property, public rights-of-way, roads, streets, bridges, drainage areas, parks, public facilities, and other applicant-controlled areas where removal is needed for safety, access, or recovery operations.
Covers debris on private or commercial property only when specific FEMA eligibility conditions are met, including public interest determinations, immediate threat findings, legal authority for removal, right-of-entry documentation, and required approvals.
Covers organized collection of eligible disaster-generated debris placed at the curb or public right-of-way, including collection zones, monitoring, load tickets, segregation of debris types, reduction, hauling, disposal, and documentation controls.