FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Swawilla Fire in Washington
FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Swawilla Fire in Washington BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Swawilla Fire burning in on the lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and in Ferry and Okanogan counties, Washington. The state of Washington’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 6:07 p.m. PT. He determined that the Swawilla Fire threatened to cause such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. This