UPDATE: Pierce County Hopes Anyone Affected By Storms Will Report Damage

UPDATE, 10:49 a.m., 1/24/12

It looks like Pierce County hopes anyone with damage from the storm will report it:

Pierce County residents and business owners that suffered any damage from the ice and snow storms beginning on Jan. 16 should report those damages to the Pierce County Damage Assessment Center (DAC), by calling1-866-798-6363 (toll free). The Damage Assessment Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the Pierce County Emergency Management Blog for additional information at http://blog.piercecountywa.org/emergency/ 

We apologize for any inconvenience our previous Text message may have caused.

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(This is from Pierce County Emergency Management, which hopes businesses will report any damage from the recent )

Pierce County’s Economic Development Division is assessing how the damage has affected our county’s businesses. If a specific threshold is reached, certain federal programs may be made available to help the region recover.

If you experienced damage, please fill out the form below, the Economic Injury Report. and email it to Hans Kueck at hkueck@co.pierce.wa.us.  This is NOT an application for funds or a loan.  It is meant only to determine how much damage the County’s business community suffered.

If your business has any questions, please contact 253-798-2335.

(Click here to view the Economic Injury Worksheet)