Resumption of 'business as normal', or recovery, includes activities undertaken after an event to return vital economic systems to minimum standards (in the short-term) and all economic systems to normal or improved levels (in the long-term). These activities can include damage assessment, data recovery, debris removal, crisis counseling, public information, reconstruction, or temporary housing.

Association of Washington Business/EMD Partnership

Dick Walter from the Association of Washington Business (AWB) talks with Major General Timothy Lowenberg from the Washington State Emergency Management Division about the new partnership. The interview, on youtub.com, cover's the joint response to the recent severe storm and flooding as well as ways that individuals and businesses can help those affected.

• AWB/EMD Interview

Disaster Recovery Assistance:   

• Disaster Assistance  - Information for Businesses
• SBA Disaster Assistance - Loan Program Information
• FEMA - Disaster Assistance Information & Registration
• US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Disaster Recovery Assistance
• USDA Farm Service Agency - Disaster Program Information
• Social Security Administration - Disaster Assistance and Social Security
• US Dept. of Labor - Disaster Unemployment Assistance
• IRS Tax Center - Tax Relief in Disasters

IRS/SBA Disaster Assistance Webinar: 

• IRS/SBA Disaster Assistance Webinar Information (Word)
• IRS/SBA Disaster Relief Resources (Word)

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• WA Employment Security Department - Disaster Unemployment Benefits
• WA Dept. of Revenue - Governor Asks Revenue to Grant Filing Extensions to Firms Affected by Flooding
• WA Dept. of Revenue - Property Tax Relief Available to Flood, Wind Victims
• WA Dept. of Revenue - Damaged Timber Adjustment Application (PDF)
• WA Emergency Management Division - Donations and Volunteer Information
  
  

Disaster Recovery Articles and Additional Information:   

• SCORE - Disaster Recovery Information
• Getting Back to Business (PDF)
• Coping with Disaster
• Disaster Insurance Information
• FAQs for Disaster Victims
• OSHA Fact Sheets:
  • Cleanup Hazards
  • Flood Cleanup
  • Downed Electrical Wires
  • Electrical Safety
  • Chainsaw Safety
  • Tree Trimming Tips
  • Dealing with Mold
  • Coping with a Flood Damaged Car