Damage Assessments Sought

The Spokane County Department of Emergency Management wants to know how much private property damage was caused by the recent floods.

Authorities ask residents whose homes or businesses were hurt by the rising water to send a damage assessment to the emergency department.

The information will help determine if the county meets the minimum qualifications for federal disaster relief.

The department needs the following information:

Resident’s name, address and telephone number.

Whether the resident rents or owns the property.

Whether the property is a private residence, secondary residence, mobile home, farm or business.

An estimated dollar loss.

The percentage of loss covered by insurance.

Whether the property is habitable.

Any comment about damage that might prove useful.

Damage assessments should be mailed to the Spokane Department of Emergency Management at 1121 W. Gardner, Spokane, WA 99201-2072.

For more information, call the Washington State Emergency Management Department at (800) 562-6108 and ask for a disaster recovery staff member.

, DataTimes