Washington Disaster News

       Emergency Public Information from the Washington Emergency Management Division

News Releases

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  Washington National Guard Helicopter to Help Battle California Wildfires (63.48 KB)
  
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  Baird Springs Fire 95% Contained (14.50 KB)
  Washington State Patrol news release, June 16, 2008-4 p.m.
  
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  Mobilization authorized for Baird Springs Fire (14.35 KB)
  Washington State Patrol news release, June 15, 2008-5:45 p.m.
  
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  Five Counties Added to Governor's Emergency Proclamation (60.35 KB)
  
  Five counties added to Governor's Emergency Proclamation which seeks federal aid for road repairs.
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  Governor's Proclamation Seeks Federal Aid for SR 206 Repairs (35.50 KB)
  
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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)