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Officials outline long-term recovery role for National Guard and volunteer groups; damage estimates pending
Summary
State emergency management officials said recovery will move from life-safety response to multi-year long-term recovery involving insurance, federal/state programs and voluntary groups; damage totals were not yet available and will require assessments after waters recede.
State emergency management officials described recovery from the event as a multi-stage process that will shift from immediate life-safety operations to long-term recovery and rebuilding.
Robert Ezell, director of the Washington State Emergency Management Division, said the sequence typically includes damage assessments after floodwaters recede, reliance on…
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