Long road to recovery

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW

Closures

- Fourth Avenue bridge

- Capitol Building

- Deschutes Parkway from Lakeridge Drive to Fifth Avenue

- 80 addresses, most of them in downtown Olympia

- Lincoln Elementary School (see story on Page C1)

- Olympia Timberland Regional library

FEMA requests due within 60 days

Those wanting to apply for quake disaster relief must register with the Federal Emer-gency Management Agency within 60 days.

A FEMA agent will ask for the address of the damaged dwelling, the cause of damage, a description and date of loss as well as insurance information.

Inspectors must visit homes to verify property damage before applications are processed.

More information is available on FEMA's Web site at www. fema.gov.

To file a claim, call (800) 462-9029. For questions on an existing claim, call (800) 525-0321.

Water, anyone?

The American Red Cross will distribute bottled water to those who need it at the following locations:

- Red Cross office, 2618 12th Court S.W.

- Griffin Fire Station on Steamboat Road

- ROOF on U.S. Highway 12 next to Larry's Chevron in Rochester

- Grand Mound Fire Station, 20411 Old Highway 99 S.W.

DSHS sets up employee hot line

The Department of Social and Health Services has created an information hot line for Thurston County employees who want to check the status of office buildings.

The number is (360) 413-3006.

QUAKE BY THE NUMBERS, TAX RETURN RELIEF

1/4 inch: The distance that the city of Olympia lost in elevation during Wednesday's quake.

3: The number of large aftershocks to Wednesday's quake. The latest -- a 2.2-magnitude shake -- hit at 9:55 p.m. Thursday.

32: Number of buildings red-tagged in the city of Olympia, which means no entry allowed.

48: Buildings yellowed-tagged in the city of Olympia, which allows people to enter only to get valuables, medicine or other critical items.

63: People who were injured in Thurston County.

23,000: Bottles of water donated by the Miller Brewing Co. to Thurston County earthquake victims. The water will arrive today for delivery to local relief agencies.

Taxpayers who suffered quake damage can file for damages on their 2000 returns, enabling them to receive possible refunds this year.

President Bush approved the request Thursday, Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman Judy Monahan said.

For more information, contact your tax adviser or call (800) 829-1040.

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