Federal help sought for Oklahoma wildfire victims

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT | Modified: April 23, 2009 at 6:03 am | Published: April 23, 2009   

Gov. Brad Henry is requesting federal disaster aid for those affected by this month’s wildfires.

If approved by the White House, the request will provide individual assistance to residents and business owners in Carter, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Murray, Oklahoma, Payne and Stephens counties, according to the governor’s press office.

photo - Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, left, and his wife, Kim Henry, right, tour homes damaged and destroyed by fire in Midwest City, Okla., Friday, April 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, left, and his wife, Kim Henry, right, tour homes damaged and destroyed by fire in Midwest City, Okla., Friday, April 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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Nearly 270 homes and businesses in the state were damaged beginning April 9 as fires burned more than 100,000 acres across the state. Damage included 228 homes that were destroyed, the...
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