Disaster Assistance

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If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 to ask for assistance.
If you have a personal disaster-related question, please select the tab to the left titled “For Households.”

Washington is a disaster-prone state. It is vulnerable to virtually every natural hazard except hurricanes, but we do receive hurricane-strength winds. Every county in the state has been included in at least one presidentially-declared major disaster since January 1996. See a graphical presentation of this information.

The following table lists the most recent disasters:

Incident Date	Disaster Type and Dates	Declared Counties
January/February 2006	Major DR-1641 Severe Winter Storms: Jan 27-Feb 4, 2006 Declared: May 17, 2006	Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, Pacific, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Snohomish, Wahkiakum
May 2006	Major DR-1641 Severe Winter Storms Jan 27 - Feb 4, 2006	PA: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, Pacific, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Snohomish, Wahkiakum
November 2006	Major DR-1671 Severe Storms / floods/ landslides/mudslides: Nov 2-11, 2006 Declared: Dec 12, 2006	IA: Chelan, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum
December 2006	Major DR-1682 Severe Winter Storms/wind/landslides/mudslides: Dec 14-15, 2006 Declared: Feb 14, 2007	PA: Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum
February 2007	Major DR-1682 Severe Winter Storms/wind/landslides/mudslides Dec 1-17, 2007	IA: Clallam, Grays Harbor, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum
December 2007	Major DR-1734 Severe Storms and flooding Dec 1 - 17, 2007 IA Declared: Dec 8, 2001	IA: Clallam, Grays Harbor, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum PA: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewi,s Mason, Pacific, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum


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Local Councils

Public Assistance Damage Assessments

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP)

DA Guidebook for Local Government

Human Services Damage Assessment

Types of Assistance

Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster

SBA Physical Loss Disaster Loans

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)

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