FEMA拒绝伊利诺伊州8月风暴重大灾害声明申请，普利茨克：一定上诉
联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）已正式拒绝伊利诺伊州就今年8月严重风暴申请的重大灾害声明。州长J.B.普利茨克（JB Pritzker）表示，州政府将就此决定提出上诉。
据州政府披露，FEMA局长卡梅伦·汉密尔顿（Cameron Hamilton）在10月7日的信函中称，对受灾县的援助“没有必要”（not warranted）。伊利诺伊州此次申请的是针对香槟（Champaign）、库克（Cook）、福特（Ford）、富尔顿（Fulton）、麦克莱恩（McLean）、塔兹韦尔（Tazewell）、弗米利恩（Vermilion）和威尔（Will）八个县的个人援助与公共援助。今年8月，一场强风暴系统席卷该州，带来强风（derecho）、洪水和多起龙卷风，造成大面积财产与基础设施损毁、大规模停电和内涝。
“我们的社区仍在从今夏极端天气造成的破坏中收拾残局。特朗普绝不该拿他们的家园、生意和基础设施玩政治，”普利茨克说，“当一场巨大的风暴系统跨越州界，所造成的损失应当按照同样的客观标准和尺度被公平、一致地评估，而不论它落在哪个州。伊利诺伊州将继续穷尽一切可用选项，帮助我们的社区恢复，帮助幸存者重建生活。”
风暴发生后，普利茨克已发布州灾害公告，调动州级资源支持应急与恢复：为受灾社区提供资金、增派人员设备、简化采购流程。伊利诺伊州应急管理局与国土安全办公室（IEMA-OHS）等州机构也深入一线，协助地方与县官员开展损失评估、碎片残骸清理、电力恢复和互助救援。
鉴于损失范围——包括广泛的财产与基础设施损毁、停电、洪水等，州政府表示将就FEMA的拒绝决定提出上诉。重大灾害声明一旦获批，联邦个人援助可直接帮助受灾居民修复家园，公共援助则可报销地方政府的应急与重建开支；被拒意味着这些联邦资金通道暂时关闭，恢复成本将更多落在州与地方财政肩上。
这场风暴的跨州影响与联邦评估标准的争议，预计将成为伊利诺伊州与联邦政府之间下一轮交锋的焦点。
FEMA Denies Illinois' Major Disaster Declaration Request for August Storms; Pritzker Vows Appeal
CHICAGO — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has officially denied the State of Illinois' request for a major disaster declaration following severe storms this August. Gov. JB Pritzker said the state will appeal the decision.
In a letter dated Oct. 7, FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton stated that assistance for the affected counties was "not warranted," according to the state. Illinois had requested individual and public assistance for eight counties — Champaign, Cook, Ford, Fulton, McLean, Tazewell, Vermilion and Will — after a massive storm system brought severe storms, a derecho, flooding and tornadoes across the state in August, causing extensive property and infrastructure damage, power outages and flooding.
"Our communities are still picking up the pieces from the destruction caused by severe weather this summer. Donald Trump should never play politics with their homes, businesses, and infrastructure," Pritzker said. "When a massive storm system crosses state lines, the resulting damage should be evaluated fairly, consistently and based on the same objective standards and criteria, regardless of which state it impacts. Illinois will continue to explore every available option to help our communities recover and the survivors rebuild their lives after devastating storms."
After the storms, Pritzker issued a state disaster proclamation that made additional state resources available for response and recovery, including funding for impacted communities, additional personnel and equipment, and streamlined procurement. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) and other state agencies were on the ground supporting local and county officials with damage assessments, debris cleanup, power restoration and mutual aid assistance.
Given the extent of the damage, the state said it will appeal FEMA's denial. A major disaster declaration would unlock federal individual assistance to help residents repair homes and public assistance to reimburse local governments' emergency and rebuilding costs; the denial keeps those federal funding channels closed for now, shifting more of the recovery burden onto state and local budgets.
The cross-state footprint of the storm and the dispute over federal damage-assessment standards are expected to be the next flashpoint between Illinois and the federal government.
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