05/15/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/15/2026 12:20
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - A Disaster Assistance Center will be open the weekend of May 16-17 in King County to help Washington residents affected by the December storms and flooding.
Center location:
KING COUNTY
The Outlet Collection mall parking lot
1101 Outlet Collection Way
Auburn, WA 98001
Schedule: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 16-17
Another center is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday through June 10 at King County Elections, 919 SW Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Specialists at the centers can help with FEMA applications and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans and can address questions about federal and state assistance. They are accessible to those with limited mobility and can interact with those who are deaf or hard of hearing and those who speak a language other than English.
FEMA assistance can help pay for temporary housing, displacement, home repair costs, personal property loss and other disaster-caused expenses.
Anyone who applied for Washington State assistance must also apply with FEMA to be considered for federal assistance. Deadline is June 10, 2026.
Those in the following areas who experienced disaster-related damage may be eligible for assistance from FEMA: Chelan, Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties - including the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Lummi Nation, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Puyallup Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Samish Indian Nation, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tulalip Tribes, and the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
Apply for FEMA assistance:
Anyone using video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, can give FEMA the number for that service. For an accessible video on three ways to apply for FEMA assistance, visit: Three Ways to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube.
The SBA is offering low-interest disaster loans to Washington businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations, homeowners and renters. To apply online, visit sba.gov/disaster. For more information, call 800-659-2955. Those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
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