December 9, 2025 FEMA Advisory
Flooding in the Pacific Northwest – Storm Recovery Information
A strong atmospheric river is bringing heavy rains and storms to parts of Washington and Oregon. With widespread flooding impacting both states, FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is ready to support you and your community.
The NFIP is providing the following resources to help you prepare and recover from flooding.
Quick Resources
- Website: How to Start a Flood Insurance Claim
- Video: How to Secure Documents in Preparation for a Flood
- Video: How to Document Damage
- Flyer: NFIP How to Start a Flood Insurance Claim
- Toolkit: Social Media Messaging for Flood Disasters
Starting Your Claim
- Fact Sheet: Starting Your Recovery: FEMA’s Flood Insurance Claims Process
- Flyer: Identifying Your Advocates After a Flood
Recovering From a Flood
- Website: How to Document Damage
- Booklet: Recovering Financially After a Flood
- For resources on how to save your family treasures, visit Save Your Family Treasures | FEMA.gov.
Additional NFIP Resources
- Website: NFIP Quoting Tool
- Brochure: Answers to Questions About the NFIP
- NFIP Resource Library (additional social media content, videos and fact sheets)
All resources may be shared with or distributed to other partners in insurance, public safety, emergency management and other relevant sectors. These resources and more are available on floodsmart.gov and the NFIP Disaster Response landing page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact FEMA Region 10 Office of External Affairs:
§ News Desk at (425) 487-4610 or FEMA-R10-NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov
§ Congressional Affairs at FEMA-R10-CongQ@fema.dhs.gov
§ Intergovernmental Affairs at FEMA-R10-IGA@fema.dhs.gov
§ Tribal Affairs at FEMA-R10-Tribal@fema.dhs.gov
§ Private Sector at FEMA-R10-CommunityPartners@fema.dhs.gov
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