County Receives State Grant for Oregon Road and Gray Fire Victims, Still Awaiting Word on Federal Aid

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"It's not going to be a quick recovery.

But there is a lot of community support, camaraderie, for lack of a better term, to not only rebuild, but support each other."

So says Al French, a commissioner in Washington's Spokane County, where hundreds of homes were destroyed by wildfires in 2023.

The Spokesman-Review reports Spokane County on Tuesday received $750,000 from the Washington Military Department to help those whose uninsured or underinsured homes were damaged or lost.

The money will be used for transitional housing, debris cleanup, and pollutant testing.

"That's a big bucket and a small drop," French says.

"A lot of folks don't know, 'Are we going to be rebuilding?' Or are we going to be relocating?'"

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County Receives State Grant for Oregon Road and Gray Fire Victims, Still Awaiting Word on Federal Aid

"It's not going to be a quick recovery. But there is a lot of community support, camaraderie, for lack of a better term, to not only rebuild, but support each other." So says Al French, a...more