Public Assistance/Infrastructure and Local Government Assistance

Public Assistance/Infrastructure and Local Government Assistance is supplemental aid to local, state and select non-profit organizations for the specific purpose of response and recovery in state-mandated or presidentially-declared disasters or emergencies.

Who Can Apply:

  • Counties that are included in the Federal Declaration
  • Any city, town, special district, regional authority, village or borough included in the declared county
  • State government agencies that assisted in the declared counties
  • Private non-profit organizations that own or operate facilities that provide certain services otherwise performed by a government agency​, as long as they also complete a PNP Questionnaire  (PDF, 305.21 KB) . Information on what qualifies as a PNP can be found on FEMA's website at https://www.fema.gov/appeal-categories/private-non-profit.

FM-5629-GA - Georgia Pineland Road Wildfire

Incident Period – April 18, 2026 and Continuing 

Declared – April 21, 2026 

Counties: Clinch and Echols 

To apply for the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program, an applicant must be a registered user of the FEMA GO management system and submit a Request for Fire Management Assistance (RFMA). Access to FEMA GO is administered by the Recipient/State. 

If there are any questions, please contact GEMA/HS Public Assistance Department by emailing [email protected]. 

FM-5630-GA - Georgia Highway 82 Wildfire

Incident Period – April 20, 2026 and Continuing 

Declared – April 22, 2026

County: Brantley 

To apply for the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program, an applicant must be a registered user of the FEMA GO management system and submit a Request for Fire Management Assistance (RFMA). Access to FEMA GO is approved by the Recipient/State. 

If there are any questions, please contact GEMA/HS Public Assistance Department by emailing [email protected]. 

Applicant Briefing

Applicant Briefings for the following Fire Management Assistance (FMAG) declarations:

  • FM-5629 – Georgia Pineland Road Wildfire
  • FM-5630 – Georgia Highway 82 Wildfire

The briefings will be conducted via Microsoft Teams at 10:00 AM (ET) on the following dates:

  • Thursday, July 23
  • Thursday, July 30
  • Thursday, August 6

Please RSVP by Tuesday, July 21.  If you have mutual aid partners who may benefit from this information, please feel free to share this invitation with them.

RSVP Link: https://forms.office.com/g/kS5ZBsVbhf

July 23rd 

Microsoft Teams meeting 

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/21412184725015?p=zS8RjO8RddJeFApRu7

Meeting ID: 214 121 847 250 15 

Passcode: w9nT9Tr2 

July 30th 

Microsoft Teams meeting 

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/264131707042322?p=33MK1Azygn5qd0ksqo

Meeting ID: 264 131 707 042 322 

Passcode: j6Eb6JL7 

August 6th 

Microsoft Teams meeting 

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27866562063352?p=TRYcItauAxBsgPV3rW

Meeting ID: 278 665 620 633 52 

Passcode: zf36pU7K 

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