Governor Greg Abbott has instructed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to request that officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) join state and local teams in conducting joint preliminary damage assessments. This initiative follows a recent apartment complex fire in Fort Worth.
The assessments aim to determine if Texas qualifies for federal disaster assistance based on the damage sustained during the incident. “Texas thanks our brave firefighters who battled a six-alarm fire that spread throughout an apartment complex in Fort Worth last week,” stated Governor Abbott. He further explained, “I requested that the U.S. Small Business Administration join state and local officials to assess damages sustained by this fire.”
Residents affected by the fire are encouraged to submit self-reported damage surveys through TDEM’s Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT), available online at damage.tdem.texas.gov. These submissions will help officials understand the full extent of the damage and assist Texans in accessing necessary resources.
