PROCLAMATION
11-03
This storm produced significant flooding, high winds, and
heavy precipitation, resulting in saturated soils, landslides
and power outages; causing extensive damage to homes,
businesses, highways, public utilities, public facilities, and
infrastructure in Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grant,
Grays Harbor, King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason,
Pacific, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom
counties; and
The storm caused extensive damage to state and county road
systems with the estimated cost to correct the road systems
damage over $1.1 million and growing, requiring the approval
of Washington's Secretary of Transportation to commence work
to repair, remove and replace the affected roadways; and
emergency conditions may warrant closure of affected roadways
and implementation of emergency procurement procedures; and
The Washington State Department of Transportation is
coordinating resources to repair the highways and county road
systems; is continuing to assess the damage caused by this
incident, and is working closely with local jurisdictions to
develop short and long term repairs for the roadways and
detours; and
The impact of this incident to the life and health of our
citizens, as well as the property and transportation
infrastructure of Washington State, is a public disaster that
affects life, health, property and public peace; and
The Washington State Military Department activated the state
Emergency Operations Center, implemented response procedures,
and coordinated resources to support local officials in
alleviating the immediate social and economic impacts to
people, property, and infrastructure and is continuing to
assess the magnitude of the incident.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the state of
Washington, as a result of the above-noted situation and under
Chapters 38.52 and 43.06 RCW, do hereby proclaim that a State
of Emergency exists in Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grant,
Grays Harbor, King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason,
Pacific, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom
Counties in the state of Washington, and direct the plans and
procedures in the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan be implemented. State agencies and
departments are directed to utilize state resources and to do
everything reasonably possible to assist affected political
subdivisions in an effort to respond to and recover from the
incident.
Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of
Washington this 14th day of February, A.D, Two Thousand and
Eleven at Olympia, Washington.
| By: | |
| Christine O. Gregoire Governor |
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| BY THE GOVERNOR: Steve Excell |
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| [Assistant] Secretary of State |