News Releases

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  Washington Flood Disaster Aid Tops $72 Million (190.00 KB)
  
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  FEMA Report Shows Mitigation Saves Money (166.50 KB)
  
  A FEMA study of the Centralia area showed that mitigation work from a decade ago prevented nearly $2 million in home damages in the December 2007 flood disaster.
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  Public Infrastructure Repairs Underway in Disaster-Stricken Communities (166.00 KB)
  
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  State Establishes New Unmet Needs Hotline and Email Address (64.50 KB)
  
  Corrected link for press release.
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  State Establishes New Unmet Needs Hotline and Email Address (64.50 KB)
  
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  State Agencies Coordinate Winter Storm Recovery in Eastern Washington (32.50 KB)
  
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  Flood Insurance Deadline Extended (165.00 KB)
  
  The deadline to file National Flood Insurance Program Proof of Loss statements in the December 2007 floods has been extended to April 2, 2008.
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  FEMA Disaster Aid Registration Deadline Tomorrow (39.50 KB)
  
  For Immediate Release: Contact: Governor’s Communications Office Date: Feb. 6, 2008 Media Phone: 360-902-4136 FEMA disaster aid registration deadline tomorrow Deadline to register for flood disaster assistance is Feb. 7 OLYMPIA - Officials with the Washington Emergency Management Division and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) remind Washingtonians that Feb. 7 is the last day that calls or on-line applications will be accepted for the Individual Assistance Program. The deadline is 60 days from the date when President Bush issued the major disaster declaration on Dec. 8, 2007. “Many of our neighbors are working to recover from these storms and I would like to thank officials from FEMA for their response to my request for federal aid,” said Gov. Chris Gregoire. “I know this help cannot bring lives back to the way they were, but it will bring much needed help.”
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  Disaster Recovery Centers Transition to SBA Loan Centers (167.00 KB)
  
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  Deadline This Week for FEMA Aid Registration (168.50 KB)
  
  DISASTER ASSISTANCE DEADLINE THIS WEEK Lacey, Wash. – The deadline to register for state and federal disaster assistance is just a few days away. Thursday, Feb. 7, is the final day for individuals who were impacted by the severe storms, mudslides, landslides and flooding of Dec. 1-17, 2007 to call or go online to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (See more details in Web Site news release)