Pierce County Flood Damage Hotline

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Pierce County Emergency Operations Center Collecting Flood Damage Information

by Andrew Bacon — last modified 2008-12-24 12:03

The Pierce County Emergency Operations Center is collecting damage information from homeowners and business owners affected by this month's floods. Residents and business owners in the City of Tacoma and Pierce County who incurred damage should call the Department of Emergency Management damage call center at 1-866-798-6363 (toll free) between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Callers should have the following information available:

- Name and address for the property

- Type of insurance (homeowners)

- Description of damage, even if uninsured

- Personal estimate of uninsured losses

- Estimate of the fair market value of the damaged home or business.

At this time it is not necessary for property owners to have a contractor’s estimate. The findings from this assessment will be used by the governor to request a disaster declaration and federal disaster assistance from the president. This process could take a couple of weeks or more. Federal disaster assistance, if and when it becomes available, only covers uninsured losses.

Pierce County Crisis Communications

http://columbia.co.pierce.wa.us/crisiscom

from: http://www.tahomaorganizer.org/pierc...e-information/

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Storm Damage?

The following information is from the
Pierce County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Website:
“The Pierce County Department of Emergency Management is collecting damage information from home and business owners affected by severe winter weather since mid-December. Resident and businesses are asked to report damages by calling 1-866-798-6363 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Callers should have the following information available:
• Names and address of affected property,
• Type of insurance (homeowners) and deductible amount,
• Description of damage, even if uninsured,
• Personal estimate of uninsured losses, and
• Estimated fair market value of damaged home or business.
It is not necessary for home and business owners to obtain a contractor's estimate. Finding from this assessment will aid the Governor in requesting a disaster declaration and federal disaster assistance from the President.”
http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/PC/Abtus/ourorg/dem/abtusdem.htm
Please note that this request for damage information is not limited to the recent flooding. The series of storm systems that have struck our area have created a set of circumstances that have combined to create our current situation. If your home or business has sustained measurable weather-related damage during the specified time frame, it is important that you report to the DEM in order that they may accurately measure the extent of the damage to the community as a whole, and request an appropriate level of emergency relief from the federal government.

Paul Sowers, Chief, PCFD #26
The Greenwater Fire Department
(360)663-2522
(360)280-7095 cell