Who helped after the Oso mudslide

These businesses, people, organizations and governments participated in on-scene rescue and recovery or provided crucial support after the March 22 mudslide in Oso. While every effort has been made to ensure this list is inclusive, it is no doubt incomplete. Please send corrections and additions to newstips@heraldnet.com.

Businesses and individuals

3 Rivers Cutting

Able Land Clearing

Arlington Distributing Co.

B&B Cedar Ramo Construction

BCI Contracting

Boeing Co.

Boeing Fire Department

Bradley Construction

Brewer Forestry

Buchanan Construction

Buck Thoms Trucking

Cascade Clearing

Coastal Community Bank

Customized Excavating

D and D Excavating

Dan Rankin

Darling &Sons

David Evans and Associates

DeYoung Logging

DG Construction

Dirt Works

Doley Bradley Construction

Donald Moore Construction

ENF Excavating

Erickson Logging

Frontier Communications

Hampton Lumber

Hertz Service Pump and Compressor

HO Stafford Trucking and Excavation

Honey Bucket

Hot Dog Stop

IMCO

J&J Logging

Janicki Log Forwarder

Jeff Smith Excavating

Jim Hale Backhoe Service

KCPK Trucking

Little D Timber Cutting

Mr. Haul King Excavation

Nations Arbor and Tree

Nelson Petroleum

NW Cutting Inc.

Oceanscience

OK Catering

Olympic Security

Rain For Rent

Ramo Construction

Rapid Rock Trucking

Reece Trucking and Excavation

Rhodes River Ranch

Robert Sarston

Roggenbuck Timber

S&R Logging

Spanky’s Trucking

Stewart Hauling

SVS Seattle Vet Specialists

Swede Creek Logging

TD Alskog Co.

United Port-A-Potty

Washington Trucking and Compost

Whitehorse Enterprises

Education

Arlington School District

Darrington School District

University of Washington

Tribes

Nooksack Indian Tribe

Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe

Tulalip Tribes

Organizations and nonprofits

American Red Cross

Billy Graham Association

Cascade Valley Hospital

Disaster Relief NW

Foursquare Disaster Relief

Franciscan Health Systems

Green Cross

HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response

Hope Unlimited’s Stanwood Camano Incident Support

Mount Baker Baptist Association

Multi-County Fire and Police Chaplains

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Northwest Baptist Convention

Oso Fire Auxiliary

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Seattle/King County Dental Society

Snohomish County Dental Society

Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief

The Soup Ladies

United Way

Washington State Veterinary Medical Association

World Vision

State and local governments and agencies

Benton County Fire District 1

Chelan County Fire District 8

City of Arlington

City of Bellevue

City of Bothell

City of Duvall

City of Issaquah

City of Kirkland

City of Lynnwood

City of Renton

City of Seattle

City of Snohomish

City of Stanwood

City of Tukwila

Clallam County Fire District 3

Clark County Fire and Rescue

Clark Regional Emergency Services

Columbia County Emergency Management

Columbia County Fire

Cowlitz County

Cowlitz County Fire

Darrington Fire District 24

Eastside Fire and Rescue

Everett Fire Department

Everett Police Department

FWS Washington State

Garfield County Fire District 1

Grays Harbor K9

Kennewick Fire Department

Kent Fire Department

King County

King County Department of Public Defense

King County Elections

King County Emergency Operations Center

King County Fire District 44

King County Fire District 50

King County Medical Examiner

King County Sheriff’s Office

Kitsap County Central Communications

Kitsap County Fire

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit

Kittitas County Search and Rescue

Marysville Fire District

Mason County Sheriff’s Office

Mountain Wave Communications Search and Rescue K9 Division

Mukilteo Fire Department

North County Regional Fire Authority

North East King County Regional Public Safety Communication Agency

Northwest Washington Incident Management Team

Oregon Department of Forestry

Oso Fire Department

Pacific Police Department

Pierce County 4X4 Search and Rescue

Pierce County Department of Emergency Management

Pierce County Medical Examiner

Pierce County Public Works

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department

Port of Everett

Renton Police Department

Richland Fire Department

Rockport Fire District 13

San Juan County Fire

Seattle Fire Department

Seattle Police Department

Sedro-Woolley Fire Department

Shoreline Fire Department

Skagit County Coroner’s Office

Skagit County Fire District 2

Skagit County Fire District 9

Skagit County Fire Protection District 13

Skagit County K9

Skykomish Fire District 50

Snohomish County Critical Incident Stress Management Team

Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center

Snohomish County Executive’s Office

Snohomish County Fire District 1

Snohomish County Fire District 3

Snohomish County Fire District 4

Snohomish County Fire District 5

Snohomish County Fire District 7

Snohomish County Fire District 8

Snohomish County Fire District 15

Snohomish County Fire District 19

Snohomish County Fire District 21

Snohomish County Fire District 22

Snohomish County Fire District 26

Snohomish County Fire District 28

Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office

Snohomish County Police Staff and Auxiliary Services Center (SNOPAC)

Snohomish County Public Works

Snohomish County Roads Department

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office

Snohomish County Police Staff and Auxiliary Services Center

Snohomish Health District

Southwest Snohomish County Communications Agency

Spokane County Department of Emergency Management

Spokane County Fire

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office

Thurston County Technical Rescue

Town of Darrington

Tukwila Fire Department

Vancouver Fire Department

Washington Department of Agriculture

Washington Department of Corrections

Washington Department of Ecology

Washington State Department of Enterprise Services

Washington Department of Health

Washington Department of Natural Resources

Washington Department of Social and Health Services

Washington Department of Transportation

Washington State Patrol

Washington State Patrol DNA Lab

Whatcom County Fire

Whatcom Unified Emergency Management Team

Woodinville Fire District

Yakima County Sheriff Search and Rescue K-9 Team

Yamhill County Search and Rescue

Federal agencies and military

Civil Air Patrol

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

U.S. Air Force, Fairchild Air Force Base

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Army Reserve Veterinary Corps

U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs

U.S. Bureau of Land Management

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Forest Service

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. National Guard

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. National Park Service

U.S. National Weather Service

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Washington National Guard

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