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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, LANDSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, AND FLOODING

DR-1817-WA affected Skagit 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
$1.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
137
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$947K
Utilities$193K
Emergency Protective Measures$130K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$124K
Debris Removal$91K
Water Control Facilities$31K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$1.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$304K
Renter-approved dollars$16K
Intake IHP dollars$641K
Validated phase 2 dollars$641K
Tracked registrations137
About this declaration

What DR-1817-WA means

DR-1817-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Skagit 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 Skagit County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.