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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, AND A T

DR-4253-WA affected Cowlitz County, Washington. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4253-WA
Declared
Feb 2, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$3.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.5M
Debris Removal$316K
Emergency Protective Measures$175K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$165K
Utilities$88K
Buildings and Equipment$81K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$12K
Water Control Facilities$6K
Total PA obligated$3.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4253-WA means

DR-4253-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cowlitz County, Washington, with an incident window starting Dec 1, 2015 through Dec 14, 2015. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Cowlitz County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.