FEMA is expected to perform a damage assessment, the next step toward a presidential disaster declaration that would authorize federal aid.

Days after historic flooding devastated southeastern Wisconsin, FEMA crews were on the ground on Thursday, Aug. 21, assessing the damage in Milwaukee, Waukesha and Washington counties.

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