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DR-1361-WA · Major disaster declaration

Earthquake

Declared for Washington on Mar 1, 2001, covering 24 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 22 of them.

Mar 1, 2001declared
24areas designated
22open to household applications
$66.7Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodFeb 28, 2001 – Mar 16, 2001DeclaredMar 1, 2001Apply byJun 30, 2001Closed outOct 28, 2022

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
Benton CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Chelan CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Clallam CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 30, 2001
Clark CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Cowlitz CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Douglas CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Grays Harbor CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Island CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Jefferson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
King CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 30, 2001
Kitsap CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Kittitas CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Lewis CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Mason CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Pacific CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Pierce CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Skagit CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Skamania CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Snohomish CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Thurston CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Wahkiakum CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001
Walla Walla CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Whatcom CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 30, 2001
Yakima CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 30, 2001

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