Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Washington State
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Washington and ordered Federal aid to supplement
State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides beginning on
December 1, 2007, and continuing.
Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a
cost-sharing basis in the counties of Grays Harbor, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston for debris removal and
emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
R. David Paulison, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named
Thomas P. Davies as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
FEMA said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas, and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be
designated after the assessments are fully completed.
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