Disaster Assistance Guide for Local Governments

April 2008



TABLE OF CONTENTS



Section I.  Introduction

Chapter 1      Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2      Situation Reporting and Analysis

Section II.  Emergency/Disaster Requests

Chapter 1      Local Proclamation of Emergency
Chapter 2      Local Request for State and Federal Assistance
Chapter 3      Governor’s Proclamation of Emergency
Chapter 4      Request for Presidential Declaration of an Emergency or 
                      Major Disaster

Chapter 5      Supplemental Justification for Presidential Declaration Request
Chapter 6      Joint Field Office

Section III.  Human Services

Chapter 1      Human Services
Chapter 2      Human Services Damage Assessment
Chapter 3      Disaster Recovery / SBA Centers

Section IV.  Public Assistance

Chapter 1      Public Assistance Program
Chapter 2      Public Assistance Damage Assessment

Section V.  Hazard Mitigation

Chapter 1      Hazard Mitigation Program
Chapter 2      National Flood Insurance Program

Section VI.  Other Assistance

Chapter 1      Request for Federal Assistance Without a Presidential Declaration

Section VII.  Appendices

Appendix A.      Acronyms and Definitions
Appendix B.      Excerpts from the Revised Code of Washington

Section VIII.  Forms

Preliminary Damage Assessment Forms
PDA Form PA-1 Instructions
PDA Form PA-2 Instructions

Disaster Overview – Figure 1