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FM-2498-WA · Fire management assistance declaration

Wa-Needle Fire-09-06-2003

Declared for Washington on Sep 6, 2003, covering 1 designated area. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Sep 6, 2003declared
1areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodSep 5, 2003 – Sep 17, 2003DeclaredSep 6, 2003Closed outMar 3, 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 fire management declaration is

A fire management assistance declaration is approved by a FEMA regional administrator, not the President, while a fire is burning and threatens to become a major disaster. It reimburses state, local and tribal firefighting costs. It does not include help for individual households.

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
Okanogan CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—