Wyoming State Forestry Division, Cheyenne, Wyoming, FEMA Disaster Number 2367-FS-WY, Public Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Inspector General Dallas Field Office – Audit Division 3900 Karina Street, Room 224 Denton, Texas 76208 December 11, 2003 MEMORANDUM TO: David I. Maurstad, Regional Director FEMA Region VIII FROM: Tonda L. Hadley, Field Office Director SUBJECT: Wyoming State Forestry Division Cheyenne, Wyoming FEMA Disaster Number 2367-FS-WY Public Assistance Identification Number 000-UDLS2-00 Audit Report Number DD-05-04 ______________________________________________________________________________ The Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited fire suppression assistance funds awarded to the Wyoming State Forestry Division, Cheyenne, Wyoming (SFD). The objective of the audit was to determine whether SFD expended and accounted for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds according to federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. SFD received an award of $2.67 million from the Wyoming Ement Agency (WEMA), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from the Green Knoll forest fire in July 2001. The award provided 100 percent FEMA funding for one project in accordance with a cost share agreement between SFD and Bridger Teton National Forest. This agreement allocated 100 percent of the law enforcement costs and 15 percent of all other fire ...