Great news for Northwest Washington’s recovery efforts

Last week, FEMA announced a Major Disaster Declaration for Washington following the severe storms and flooding that hit our state in December.

This is great news for the Northwest Washington communities that were hit hard by the December floods and need federal support to recover.

This month, I visited flood-affected communities, including: Meeting with the mayors of Nooksack, Sumas and Everson Visiting an SBA Disaster Assistance Center Touring a flood mitigation project in Ferndale that is raising homes out of harm's way Meeting with the Whatcom County Fire District to talk about flood recovery and mitigation

I have seen firsthand how hard our communities were hit, and I know how important this declaration is to getting people the help they need.

More information about the declaration and the portal to apply for release is available here.

More soon,

Rick