PRIVATE
PROPERTY OR BUSINESS DAMAGE?
Damage
reporting is, by design, a two part process:
Part
1, Initial Damage Reporting: The counties must report
damage totals to the state so the state can determine if the
Governor should request a Presidential Disaster Declaration
and should Island County be specifically included; and if included,
will that declaration cover both public infrastructure damage
(PDA) and assistance to individuals and businesses (IA).
Part
2, Registering Claims: If the state receives a Presidential
Disaster Declaration and Island County is included for both
PDA and IA, then individuals with damage to primary residences
and business must register their claim with FEMA.
Part
1, Initial Damage Reporting - Damage to Private Property and
Businesses
If your
primary residence and/or business in Island County has sustained
damage from wind, rain, or flooding during a natural hazard
incident or other emergency, please report that damage by filling
in the form at the "Reporting
Damage" link.
Reporting
damage is no guarantee that you or the county will qualify for
any Federal or other assistance, but the county and the state
cannot qualify for assistance without accurate and timely reports
of damage.
If you need
help with this process, please contact the Island County DEM
at 360-679-7370 or dem@co.island.wa.us
Part
2, Registering Claims with FEMA
If a
Presidential Disaster Declaration is received by the state and
includes Island County and that declaration includes Individual
Assistance (IA) - then persons who want to receive private property
help under this declaration (primary residences and businesses)
will be required to go on-line to the following link: "REGISTER"
and register their damage claim with FEMA.
If you need help with
this process, please contact the Island County DEM at 360-679-7370
or dem@co.island.wa.us
For additional
information about the damage reporting and damage registration
processes please use the Washington State EMD link:
DAMAGE
REPORTING
PUBLIC
PROPERTY/INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE?
If
your are reporting storm or other damage to public property
or infrastructure use the following link to the PDA process:
PRELIMINARY
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
