The Brief President Trump approved an emergency declaration for Washington, which authorizes FEMA to coordinate all federal disaster relief efforts for the wildfires in the state. Federal disaster relief efforts alleviate hardships caused by the emergency, in this case the wildfires, on the local population. President Trump approved an emergency declaration for Washington Tuesday morning, authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all federal disaster relief efforts for those impacted by wildfires in the state. Under the Public Assistance program, and limited to direct federal assistance, emergency protective measures will be provided at 75% funding. The Emergency Management Division in WA's military department is coordinating statewide response from the State Emergency Operations Center, supporting affected communities.