亚利桑那州州长霍布斯拒绝为龙卷风灾区希伯-奥弗加德发布州紧急声明
亚利桑那州纳瓦霍县希伯-奥弗加德消息，亚利桑那州州长凯蒂·霍布斯10月26日（周一）拒绝了为日前遭龙卷风袭击的希伯-奥弗加德发布州紧急声明的请求，相关消息于10月27日公布。此前，一场风速达每小时110英里的 EF-1 级龙卷风袭击了该社区，州众议员沃尔特·布莱克曼上周三正式提出紧急声明请求，纳瓦霍县监事会也已宣布地方紧急状态。县监事会主席达里尔·西摩表示，目前损失估计约2万美元，道路和公共基础设施完好。州政府表示，拒绝声明不等于停止响应：州紧急与军事事务部已将州紧急行动中心启动至一级，并向纳瓦霍县和格林利县的应急管理人员派驻人员，州机构还与公共安全部、林业与消防管理部协调开展居民健康检查与损失评估。专家指出，州紧急声明本身并不直接向房主付款，个人援助须经联邦紧急事务管理局的联邦灾难声明；县方表示不打算寻求联邦声明。
Arizona Governor Hobbs Declines State Emergency Declaration for Tornado-Hit Heber-Overgaard
Heber-Overgaard, Navajo County, Arizona — Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs on Monday, October 26, declined a request to issue a state emergency declaration for Heber-Overgaard, which was recently struck by a tornado; the decision was reported on October 27. An EF-1 tornado with winds reaching 110 mph had hit the community. State Representative Walt Blackman formally requested the declaration last Wednesday, and the Navajo County Board of Supervisors had also declared a local emergency. Board Chairman Daryl Seymour said damage was estimated at about $20,000 so far, with roads and public infrastructure intact.
The state said declining the declaration does not mean the response has stopped: the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs has activated the State Emergency Operations Center to Level 1 and placed staff with emergency managers in Navajo and Greenlee counties, and state agencies have coordinated with the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Forestry and Fire Management on resident wellness checks and damage assessments. Experts note that a state emergency declaration does not itself pay homeowners directly; individual assistance requires a federal disaster declaration through FEMA. The county said it does not plan to seek a federal declaration.
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