Between 40 and 60 FEMA staff will be deployed to southeastern Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management.

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the state on Thursday, many people are asking TMJ4 when the federal government will help them recover from the disaster.

FEMA will assess flood damage in Milwaukee County after record rains left thousands of homes destroyed and over 34 million in damages.

The federal agency cannot provide aid to Milwaukeeans until the president officially makes a disaster declaration.

National attention focuses on Wisconsin's flooding. Volunteers from across the country are already on the ground helping. Now, FEMA inspectors will soon be in Wisconsin.

Add the Milwaukee Common Council to the list of Wisconsin officials asking President Donald Trump and FEMA administrators to declare the Aug. 9-10 rainstorms a natural disaster and provide federal aid.

More than a week after the historic storms flooded many communities throughout the Milwaukee area, there is still uncertainty as to when FEMA will come to assess damage.That

During a press conference Thursday, Milwaukee County officials said FEMA representatives could be here as early as Monday to review the county’s damage from flooding. The flooding happened after major rainstorms Aug. 9 and 10.