[1]State Route 131 south of Randle on Tuesday morning. / Courtesy photo by Chief Gene Seiber, Lewis County Sheriff's Office
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Residents or business owners who sustained damage from flooding are urged to report a dollar estimate as soon as possible to the Lewis County Division of Emergency Management.
Call 360-740-1152, leave a message with name and phone number and staff will return the calls, a news release from Emergency Management yesterday states.
Those in Centralia need to call 360-623-1373.
The information will be used in an attempt to secure a presidential disaster declaration, which could then allow for FEMA recovery assistance and or low interest loans.
“We need the approximate dollar damage figures as soon as possible to help us determine the needs of our citizens,”
Emergency Management Deputy Director Sgt. Ross McDowell stated in the news release.
The sooner the totals are received, the sooner citizens may be able to receive FEMA funding, the news release states.
Homeowners and renters need to be prepared to share an estimated dollar loss, insurance information and assessed value of the homes.
Businesses can report loses of inventory, economic losses and damages to their buildings.
Estimates don’t need to come from a contractor but can be rough estimates, the news release states.
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday morning no obvious damage to public infrastructure during the weekend flooding and reminds citizens to continue to monitor river and weather conditions.
For further information, visit Lewis County Division of Emergency Management [2].