The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a notice modifying a previous major disaster declaration concerning the State of Rhode Island. Initially declared on March 30, 2020, the amendment took effect on January 14, 2021. Paul F. Ford has been appointed as the new Federal Coordinating Officer, replacing W. Russell Webster. The notice also includes a list of various federal assistance programs available under the declaration.
Simple Explanation
Rhode Island had some big troubles, and the helpers from a group called FEMA first said they would help back in 2020. They made some changes in 2021, like giving a new person, Paul, the job of being in charge of the help, instead of another person named Russell, but they didn't say why they switched or how much money they would spend to help.