Henry plans disaster request
Henry seeks federal aid
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By Johnny Johnson
Published: December 16, 2007
Gov. Brad Henry asked the president Saturday for a major disaster declaration for seven Oklahoma counties that reported significant damage by last week's ice storms. As more damage assessments are completed, requests will be made for additional counties.
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In Tulsa
Since heavy snow steered north of Tulsa, utility crews were able to make more headway Saturday across Green Country — a welcome change for an area which had at one time had a 70 percent power outage.
Since the ice storm hit Dec. 8, an estimated 118 people in the Tulsa area have suffered from house fires, according to the American Red Cross.
The medical examiner will determine whether a woman who was found dead in a burning house Friday is the victim of an accident or suspicious circumstances.
About noon Friday, Tulsa firefighters responding to a small residential blaze found the woman and an injured man, who was hospitalized in critical condition. A charcoal grill was inside the home. The victims' names were not released.
Officials with the Emergency Medical Services Authority in Tulsa said they have treated more than 100 patients suspected of suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning; 76 of the cases have been life threatening.
Paramedics have also treated a handful of patients for hypothermia, EMSA spokeswoman Tina Wells said.
Wells urged people to stay warm, but to be careful with generators and alternative heating sources.
The American Red Cross in Tulsa reported that by serving more than 34,000 meals during the last week, they have spent more than $100,000 on food the past week.
Contributing: Staff Writers Michael McNutt
and Brian Sargent
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Just like a right winger to make everything, even a natural disaster, all about partisanship.
If you were without power for over a week and had you had damage to your property, you bet you'd be there asking for help. There is no shame in that, either, by the way.
Maybe your hero Georgie Bush could get off his you know what and hurry up with the disaster declaration. We've already seen how great he responded to Hurricane Katrina (e.g. "You're doing a heckuva job, Brownie"). At least Henry doesn't put people like Michael Brown (whose only claim to fame was leading an Appaloosa Horse Association) into positions of emergency response!