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| Gov Ferguson at press briefing in Spokane |
SPOKANE — Governor Bob Ferguson signed an emergency proclamation suspending state laws to help those impacted by Washington’s devastating wildfires.
Governor Ferguson’s emergency proclamation expands access to the state’s disaster cash assistance program, increases access to vital documents lost in the fires, makes it easier to get unemployment benefits, and temporarily suspends regulatory requirements for health care facilities and providers so health care remains accessible. It also eases requirements for businesses to help them remain viable beyond the disaster.
“My administration is laser-focused on assisting Washingtonians who have lost so much,” Governor Ferguson said. “My emergency proclamation waives and suspends numerous state laws so that help can move quickly.”
Governor Ferguson’s emergency proclamation includes actions helping individual Washingtonians, businesses and health care providers. It covers Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens, Douglas and Yakima counties, as well as the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
The proclamation covers licenses, ID cards, business & professional licenses; individual and family emergency assistance; eviction notices; medical facilities and providers; pharmacies.
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