MEEKER | Since the Lee and Elk Fires do not have a FEMA Public Assistance declaration yet, the Fire Recovery Team is working to request a Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (SBA EIDL) declaration. The deadline for requesting the SBA EIDL may expire before FEMA and the President make a determination.
Similar to FEMA, SBA needs to have a plausible justification for linking the Lee and Elk Fires, and the flood after…