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DR-1172-WA · Major disaster declaration

Heavy Rains, Snow Melt, Flooding, Land & Mud Slides

Declared for Washington on Apr 2, 1997, covering 13 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 12 of them.

Apr 2, 1997declared
13areas designated
12open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMar 18, 1997 – Mar 28, 1997DeclaredApr 2, 1997Closed outAug 25, 2005

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a major disaster declaration is

A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Clallam CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Grays Harbor CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jefferson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
King CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Kitsap CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lincoln CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Mason CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pacific CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pend Oreille CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Snohomish CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Spokane CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Stevens CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Thurston CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes

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