Incident: Severe Storms
When: Dec. 9, 2025
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
On Dec. 15, 2025, we approved the Washington Department of Agriculture (WDA) to use USDA Foods from The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to operate disaster household distribution in Lewis and Skagit counties. This request is in response to severe storms and flooding that caused evacuations, limited food access, and loss of property. The disaster household distribution food package will be provided to approximately 1,000 individuals beginning on Dec. 16, 2025, through Dec. 30, 2025. The prepacked boxes will be distributed by self-pickup at multiple distribution sites in both counties. The boxes will be household size, and each box will contain an allocated number of USDA Foods based on the size of the household. The disaster household package will contain shelf stable foods such as canned fruits, beans, meat, and UHT milk.
Past Responses
- 2025
Incident: Wildfires
When: Aug. 30, 2025
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- On Sept. 17, 2025, we approved the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) request to waive the 10-day reporting requirement for food purchased with SNAP benefits that was lost as a result of power outages due to wildfires that began on Aug. 30, 2025. The waiver applies to Chelan, Ferry, and Stevens counties. The waiver is in effect through Sept. 29, 2025.
Incident: Wildfires
When: July 8, 2025
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- On July 24, 2025, we approved the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) request to waive the 10-day reporting requirement for food purchased with SNAP benefits that was lost as a result of power outages due to wildfires that began on July 8, 2025. The waiver applies to Ferry, Jefferson, Klickitat, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Stevens, and Yakima counties. The waiver is in effect through Aug. 7, 2025.
- 2024
Incident: Bomb Cyclone Weather System
When: Nov. 19, 2024
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- On Nov. 27, 2024, FNS approved the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) request to waive the 10-day reporting requirement for food purchased with SNAP benefits that was lost as a result of power outages due to bomb cyclone weather system that began on Nov. 19, 2024. The waiver applies to Chelan, Clallam, Douglas, Ferry, Island, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Okanogan, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom and Yakima counties. The waiver is in effect through Dec. 19, 2024.