Heavy Rains & Flooding
Declared for Washington on Dec 29, 1964, covering 21 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 21 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
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.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Asotin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Benton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clark County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Columbia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cowlitz County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Garfield County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grays Harbor County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| King County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kittitas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Klickitat County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lewis County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mason County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pacific County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pierce County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Skamania County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Snohomish County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Spokane County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wahkiakum County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Walla Walla County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Whitman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yakima County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1964 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-183-CA · Major disaster | California | Yes |
| Dec 24, 1964 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-184-OR · Major disaster | Oregon | Yes |
| Dec 31, 1964 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-186-ID · Major disaster | Idaho | Yes |
More from Washington: every FEMA declaration in Washington.