Senior officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including Regional Administrator for FEMA Region 9, Bob Fenton, and FEMA Associate Administrator for the Office of Response & Recovery Anne Binks are on island to begin recovery assistance during the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar.

The group met with Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio, and the Mayors Council of Guam at Government House in Agana Heights.

“Today’s meeting was critical to ensuring the island’s mayors had the opportunity to speak directly with FEMA officials about ongoing recovery efforts and needs within their villages,” said Gov. Leon Guerrero. “Our mayors are among our first responders and know their residents best. I want to thank them for keeping our people safe through Mawar and for leading recovery efforts forward.”  

The meeting comes after Guam was granted a Pre-Landfall Declaration and Major Disaster Declaration by President Joe Biden prior to Typhoon Mawar making landfall.

“We want to provide our mayors the support they need to restore our community whole,” said Lt. Gov. Tenorio. “Today, we wanted to not only thank them for their leadership but also offer them the audience with FEMA leadership to ask questions about the FEMA process for federal reimbursements and FEMA’s individual assistance program. We thank them for their commitment and service to our people.” 
The administration said it is in the process of applying for Individual Assistance.