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Beginning December 1st and continuing through the week, severe rains hit western
Washington, killing 6 and stranding over 75 people. Businesses and households in
6 Western Washington counties now qualify for disaster assistance. The
Washington Conservation Corps has deployed 100 people for flood response to the
hardest hit areas in Southwest Washington. These crews initially filled and
stacked sandbags along cresting rivers for the first 48 hours to slow flooding.
WCC Members were on a rotating schedule with a few crews working through the
night. Now that the initial containment is complete, crews are involved with
cleanup efforts and debris removal. Additionally, WCC Members are staffing
emergency shelters for residents whose dwellings have suffered flood damage
(currently estimated at 1,000 +).
Click on an image to enlarge:
 WCC Members assist the national guard in unloading emergency supplies |
 WCC Members assist the national guard in unloading emergency supplies |
 Picture of property submerged in water |
 Shelter operations: WCC Members work in the kitchen |
 A clown shows up to entertain the children |
 WCC joins in the festivities at the shelter |
 Washed out bridge in SW Washington |
 Crews canvass hard hit neighborhoods to ensure people get assistance |
 Muddy crews pause for a group shot |
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