SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The city of Springfield faces a heightened brush fire danger. Many of the trees torn down during the June 1, 2011 tornado are still there where they fell almost two years ago.
Springfield city engineer Chris Cignoli told 22News he's repeatedly tried to work something out with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help homeowners clear away tornado debris, but FEMA's rules preventing certain help for homeowners aren't exactly flexible.
"The regulations are written for the entire country. The City of Springfield is very very different from Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, so when we're dealing with a particular regulation, that says 'you can't do this, you can't do that,' we have to adapt it to Springfield and show the need," Cignoli said
"The regulations are written for the entire country. The City of Springfield is very very different from Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, so when we're dealing with a particular regulation, that says 'you can't do this, you can't do that,' we have to adapt it to Springfield and show the need," Cignoli said
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