FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says
- FEMA turned down Washington state's request for disaster relief funds after storms hit in November.
- Washington sought federal help to address damage from a bomb cyclone storm system.
- The severe storm caused widespread damage, power outages, and toppled trees across 11 counties.
- Governor Ferguson stated: "Washington communities have been waiting for months, and this decision will cause further delay."
- Washington will appeal the denial, updating damage figures; the state has 30 days to do so.
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Gov. Ferguson says WA will appeal after FEMA denies state’s disaster-relief request
Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Monday that Washington will appeal after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state’s application for disaster recovery funds to deal with damage from November’s bomb cyclone.The series of intense storms that rocked Washington last fall is estimated to have cause some $34 million in damage and claimed two lives.In response, outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee declared a disaster across nine counties, including What…
FEMA denies disaster aid to Washington for November windstorm damage - Everett Post
(The Center Square) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington’s request for disaster relief funding tied to November’s bomb cyclone, leaving millions in damages uncovered. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said FEMA denied the application for federal disaster relief on April 11 without an explanation for why. This funding would have assisted with an estimated $34 million in damages caused by the heavy wind storms. A letter from …
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FEMA denies disaster aid to Washington for November windstorm damage
(The Center Square) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington’s request for disaster relief funding tied to November’s bomb cyclone, leaving millions in damages uncovered.
Trump administration denies FEMA funds to Democratic-led states
Late last week, the Trump administration officially denied the state of Washington’s request for disaster aid to assist with recovery efforts related to last year’s “bomb cyclone” that killed at least two people and damaged hundreds of homes and businesses.
FEMA tells Washingtonians, No dice. Governor to appeal
OLYMPIA — If you are one of the home or business owners in Washington state who was counting on FEMA assistance to recover from damage caused during November’s “bomb cyclone” event, the agency said on Friday that Washington is out of luck. Governor Bob Ferguson said on Monday he plans to appeal FEMA’s denial of our state’s application for federal disaster relief to assist with the estimated $34 million in damage from November’s storms. Ferguson …
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