EARTHQUAKE

DR-1361-WA affected Pierce County, Washington. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Earthquake

DR-1361-WA

Declared

Mar 1, 2001

Public assistance

$7.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Direct Administrative Costs$3.0M

Section 324 Management Costs$1.8M

Buildings and Equipment$1.6M

Utilities$521K

Roads and Bridges$367K

Emergency Protective Measures$218K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$179K

Debris Removal$9K

Total PA obligated$7.7M

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-1361-WA means

DR-1361-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pierce County, Washington, with an incident window starting Feb 28, 2001 through Mar 16, 2001. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as earthquake.

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 Pierce County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.