Registration is as easy as picking up a telephone.
The deadline is set at 60 days after the Presidential declaration. Nineteen counties were declared major disaster areas by President Clinton on Jan. 3 as the result of the Washington floods and windstorms on Nov. 7 to Dec. 18, 1995. The deadline was extended for this earlier declaration. The Yakama Indian Nation and 24 counties were declared Feb. 9 for the Washington floods which occurred on Jan. 26 to Feb. 23. An information Helpline is also in operation to answer disaster victims' questions about the assistance programs.