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Disaster detail

EARTHQUAKE

DR-1361-WA affected Skagit 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
DR
Public assistance
$133K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$58K
Emergency Protective Measures$41K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$34K
Total PA obligated$133K

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