FEMA designates local counties, Indian reservations, federal disaster areas

Press release

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated 12 Montana Counties, including Blaine, Chouteau and Hill, and the Rocky Boy’s and Fort Belknap Indian reservations, as primary natural disaster areas.

A USDA release said the designation is in response to severe winter storms and flooding.

The presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend through emergency loans emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters.

Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacemen...