WILDFIRES

DR-4759-WA affected Spokane County, Washington. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Fire

DR-4759-WA

Declared

Feb 15, 2024

Public assistance

$2.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

580

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$1.2M

Debris Removal$732K

Roads and Bridges$651K

Emergency Protective Measures$215K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$42K

Management Costs$8K

Buildings and Equipment$8K

Total PA obligated$2.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3.2M

Renter-approved dollars$374K

Intake IHP dollars$7.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$7.2M

Tracked registrations580

About this declaration

What DR-4759-WA means

DR-4759-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Spokane County, Washington, with an incident window starting Aug 18, 2023 through Aug 25, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as fire.

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