Senator David Brock Smith Urges FEMA to Reverse Denials and Approve Emergency Funding for East Evans Creek and Rowe Creek Fire ComplexBy State Senator David Brock Smith,SALEM, OR – Senator David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford), Vice Chair of the Senate Energy & Environment Committee, sent a letter calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to immediately reverse its denials of Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) funding for the East Evans Creek Fire and the Rowe Creek Fire Complex. “The severity of these fires and the number of Oregonians displaced make FEMA’s denials unacceptable,” said Senator Brock Smith. The East Evans Creek Fire had more than 230 homes under Level 3 ‘Go Now’ evacuation and threatened roads, utilities, communications towers, and agricultural operations. The Rowe Creek Complex had more than 400 residents under Level 3 evacuation and has since grown beyond 300,000 acres. “I echo my colleagues, ‘when disaster hits one part of Oregon, it hits all of us’,” said Senator Brock Smith.