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January Floods/Landslides: Whatcom County was declared eligible for federal disaster assistance on Friday, February 6, 2009.
To apply for FEMA Assistance, call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585, between 8 am and 8 pm seven days a week. Multilingual operators are available to answer your call. Or, apply on-line at www.disasterassistance.gov.
Disaster assistance can include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses. Low-interest disaster loans from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) also will be available to cover residential and business losses not covered by insurance.
For information about Small Business Administration (SBA) programs, call 1-800-659-2995 or TTY 1-800-877-8339.
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