President declares major disaster regarding freeze

WASHINGTON, DC — The head of the US Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for California to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe freeze during the period of January 11-17, 2007.

FEMA Director David Paulison said that the President’s action makes Disaster Unemployment Assistance and Food Commodities available to affected individuals in Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Monterey, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tular...