Morning, we do not qualify for assistance. although fema is synonymous with disaster support, they re most typically involved with disasters where there is tremendous home or property damage. tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes. that s why we do not expect fema will come to east palestine. however, to make sure that if in the future, if in the future fema is ever needed, we want to preserve our rights to be able to ask them for help. so, to make sure that if fema is ever needed in the future to help residents in regard to this crash we re going to preemptively file a document with fema to preserve our rights in case we need their assistance in the future. we believe that the railroad should continue to pay and we re going to insist that they pay.
From the contaminated section of the creek and releasing it back into sulfur run at the western dam. so it is diverted around where the contamination is. this was this occurred early on, early on after the crash. this allows clean water to bypass the area of the derailment and prevents clean water from picking up contaminants and carrying them into other water ways. the remediation of the water and the direct area of the spill is going to take some time. just as it is taking some time to deal with the dirt. this is not a simple process. we re encouraging people to continue to avoid that area. now, i know there has been a lot of questions about fema and calling in fema for aid. at this point, based on what fema has told us and continues to tell us, my chief of staff talked to them again this
And carrying them into waterways. the remediation of the water in the direct area of the spill will take some time just as it is taking some time to deal with the dirt. this is not a simple process. we are encouraging people to continue to avoid that area. now i know there has been a lot of questions about fema and calling in fema for aid. at this point based on what fema has told us and continues to tell us, my chief of staff talked to them again this morning, we do not qualify for assistance. although fema is synonymous with disaster support, they are most typically involved with disasters where there is tremendous home or property damage, tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes. that s why we do not expect fema will come to east palestine. however, to make sure that if in the future if in the future
Whatever damages have been caused, the railroad is responsible for those damages. we re filing this paper with fema, just in case in the future we need that. say, for example, the railroad stops paying for a reason, we re still going to go after the railroad, but we want to make sure there will be support for people if that support does in fact stop from the railroad. let me move now to hhs. we know that the science indicates that this water is safe, the air is safe. but we also know very understandably that residents of east palestine are concerned. they ask themselves, you know, they might have a headache, they might ask themselves is this a headache or is this caused a headache that that is in fact,
Week. health fears continue to plague residents after that toxic train wreck. the governor answering questions that many have been asking. why isn t fema helping out? watch. based on what fema has told us and continues to tell us, my chief of staff talked to them this morning, we don t qualify for assistance. although fema is synonymous with disaster support. they re most typically involved with disasters where there s hope or property damage. tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes. martha: so garrett tenney is on the ground in east palestine. in mowments, two residents. one after said her skinned burned after using her shower. first to peter doocy live at the white house. officials say fema is in contact with an operations center there in east palestine but fema is not on the ground