Update: Village Asks Residents To Complete Flood Survey

Update:

The Village of Niles is asking residents to complete a flood survey on the village's website for the severe storm that occured July 23.

The Cook County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management is requesting assistance from the Village of Niles in providing the Illinois Emergency Management Agency with an estimate of uninsured damage within Cook County from the severe storms.

The information is required by FEMA in order to determine if the county and village are eligible for Federal Disaster reimbursements. No federal disaster declaration has been made at this time. If a declaration is made, residents will have to submit the information directly to FEMA.

The surveys are due by Friday at 3 p.m.

First published July 28 at 9:40 a.m.:

Steve Vinezeano, assistant village manager, told the Village Board he estimates 246 houses in Niles flooded as a result of the severe storm early Saturday morning. He said the estimate was based upon phone calls and surveying neighborhood streets for houses with wet debris in front of them. 

Residents should call Village Hall if their homes are flooded because the village reports the data to the county, which can report to the state, which can report to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, Vinezeano said. If the damage is widespread enough, people might qualify for some kind of disaster aid, he said.