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FEMAFM-2575-WAFire managementDeclared August 7, 2005

FM-2575-WA: Washington School Fire

FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for Washington (FM-2575-WA) on August 7, 2005 for the incident of August 7, 2005 to August 19, 2005; it covers 2 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $4.0 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
FM-2575-WA (also written FEMA-2575-FM)
Type
Fire management assistance declaration
State
Washington
Incident
Fire: School Fire
Incident period
August 7, 2005 to August 19, 2005
Declared
August 7, 2005
Programs declared
Public Assistance
FEMA region
10
Place in the year
the second of 2 fire management declarations for Washington in 2005
Status
closed out on July 25, 2007

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Columbia (County)—Yes—
Garfield (County)—Yes—

An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

How much has FEMA approved?

$4.0 millionPublic Assistance obligated

Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.

FEMA's page for this declaration

FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/2575. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.