华盛顿州再向 FEMA 申请1,320万美元：修复今夏野火损毁的基础设施
奥林匹亚——华盛顿州州长鲍勃·弗格森10月7日宣布，已向联邦应急管理局（FEMA）提交追加申请，请求最多1,320万美元的"公共援助"资金，用于永久性修复今年夏季中部与东部华盛顿野火损毁的公共基础设施，包括道路、桥梁与公用设施。
加上这笔申请，华盛顿州此次野火灾害申请的联邦公共援助总额已超过1.33亿美元。此次追加覆盖11个县——阿索廷、切兰、哥伦比亚、道格拉斯、费里、格兰特、奥卡诺根、斯波坎、史蒂文斯、惠特曼、亚基马县，以及斯波坎印第安部落。
今年7月底至8月初，多场大规模野火席卷华盛顿州中东部，烧毁数百栋房屋，迫使医院与居民大规模疏散，造成大面积停电，数十名消防员在救灾中受伤。弗格森此前已于9月28日请求联邦宣布重大灾难。州长说："联邦援助对我们州从这些历史性野火中恢复至关重要。"
信息来源：华盛顿州州长办公室
Washington Seeks Additional $13.2 Million in Federal Wildfire Recovery Aid
OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson announced on October 7 an additional request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for up to $13.2 million in Public Assistance funding for permanent repairs to public infrastructure damaged by this summer's wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington, including roads, bridges and utilities.
The new application brings Washington's total request for federal Public Assistance for this disaster to more than $133 million. The latest request covers 11 counties — Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman and Yakima — plus the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
In late July and early August, multiple huge wildfires raged through Central and Eastern Washington, destroying hundreds of homes, forcing mass evacuations of homes and hospitals, causing widespread power outages and injuring dozens of firefighters. Ferguson had previously requested a federal major disaster declaration on September 28. "Federal assistance is essential to our state's recovery from these historic wildfires," Ferguson said.
Source: Office of the Washington Governor
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