Federal emergency assistance has been approved for 76 Georgia counties following damage and emergency conditions associated with Isaias, which began affecting the state Oct. 8, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. President Donald Trump approved the emergency declaration Saturday, Oct. 10. FEMA said it can provide equipment and other resources needed to respond. Emergency protective measures will be funded at a 75% federal share and are limited to direct federal assistance. The approved counties span metro Atlanta and communities across the state, including Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Dougherty, Muscogee and Whitfield. The declaration covers Baker, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Calhoun, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Colquitt, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Grady, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Schley, Seminole, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Towns, Troup, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Webster, White, Whitfield and Worth counties. The announcement describes emergency response support; it does not specify individual assistance for residents or a separate program for private property damage.