FEMA, SBA assesses flood damage in Oxford, Connecticut [Video]

They will make their way across New Haven, Fairfield, and Litchfield counties all week.

OXFORD, Conn. — It’s been just over a week since a historic storm washed entire homes and roads away in the southwestern part of the state. Now, teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) are here, assessing the damage.

“We’ll be here on the ground until the job is done,” said David Mace, a spokesperson for FEMA Region 1 in Boston.

Crews arrived in Oxford on Wednesday and will make their way through other parts of New Haven, Litchfield, and Fairfield counties through the end of this week. They are taking pictures, speaking with homeowners, and documenting the damage to personal property.

“The standard that is used in statute is if the disaster damage is beyond the capability of state and local governments to respond to,” Mace said.

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