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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, LANDSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, AND FLOODING

DR-1817-WA affected Mason County, Washington. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-1817-WA
Declared
Jan 30, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$496K
Project obligations
Registrations
75
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$255K
Utilities$145K
Debris Removal$40K
Emergency Protective Measures$32K
Buildings and Equipment$18K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K
Total PA obligated$496K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$162K
Renter-approved dollars$3K
Intake IHP dollars$330K
Validated phase 2 dollars$330K
Tracked registrations75
About this declaration

What DR-1817-WA means

DR-1817-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mason County, Washington, with an incident window starting Jan 6, 2009 through Jan 16, 2009. 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 Mason County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.