Wildfires and Mudslides
Declared for Washington on Oct 20, 2015, covering 9 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chelan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ferry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Okanogan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pend Oreille County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stevens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Whatcom County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Yakima County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Colville Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Washington: every FEMA declaration in Washington.