FEMA Assisting With Cost To Fight Baird Springs Fire Near Quincy
A FEMA administrator has determined the fire qualifies as a natural disaster because it's a threat to cause destruction.
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A FEMA administrator has determined the fire qualifies as a natural disaster because it's a threat to cause destruction.
BLAINE COUNTY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Ross Fork Fire burning in Blaine County, according to
FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to cover 75% of the state's cost to fight the current fire near Cascade.
A storm in 2015 flooded homes and shut down Highway 101. The federal funding will help ensure Hoquiam and Aberdeen fare better in future storms.
FEMA is working with Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and regional tribes to prepare for a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.