Inslee asks for extension to evaluate ‘bomb cyclone’ damage
Gov. Jay Inslee wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend the deadline for the state to submit a disaster declaration request.
In a letter to FEMA associate administrator Anne Bink, Inslee said the requested 30-day extension would give the state more time to evaluate the damage caused by a strong storm system last month. The so-called bomb cyclone that began November 17 produced wind damage, power outages, flooding, landslides and mudslides.
“The local response and recovery efforts associated with these events, along with continued storm systems, have drastically slowed the damage assessment process,” Inslee wrote…