The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Saturday that federal disaster assistance has been approved for several Georgia counties in the wake of Isaias.
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The federal assistance provides aid for emergency conditions stemming from Isaias starting on Oct. 8, according to a news release.
President Donald Trump approved the federal assistance for the following Georgia counties: Baker, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Calhoun, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Colquitt, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Grady, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Schley, Seminole, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Towns, Troup, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Webster, White, Whitfield and Worth.
FEMA has the authority to provide equipment and resources necessary to bear in response to the emergency.
Emergency protective measures will be provided at 75% federal funding and will be limited to direct federal assistance.
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