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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4539-WA affected King County, Washington. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4539-WA
Declared
Apr 23, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$9.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$4.7M
Roads and Bridges$2.6M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$957K
Debris Removal$704K
Emergency Protective Measures$577K
Management Costs$66K
Buildings and Equipment$17K
Total PA obligated$9.6M

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-4539-WA means

DR-4539-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected King County, Washington, with an incident window starting Jan 20, 2020 through Feb 10, 2020. 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 King County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.