The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only in the State of Washington, specifically for the incidents involving wildfires and straight-line winds that occurred from September 1 to September 19, 2020. This allows affected private non-profit organizations that provide essential governmental services to apply for disaster loans. The impacted areas include several counties and tribal reservations, and the loan application deadlines for physical and economic injury loans are April 5, 2021, and November 4, 2021, respectively.
Simple Explanation
The President said that big fires and strong winds in Washington made a lot of mess, so now special help is available to fix things. This help is for some important groups, like those that act like the government, to borrow money to clean up and fix what got broken.