DR-1069-FL · Major disaster declaration

Hurricane Opal

Declared for Florida on Oct 4, 1995, covering 15 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 15 of them.

Oct 4, 1995declared

15areas designated

15open to household applications

$0public assistance obligated so far

Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a major disaster declaration is

A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

Area	Programs	Households could apply until
Bay County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Calhoun County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Collier County	IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared	Yes
Escambia County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Franklin County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Gulf County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Holmes County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Jackson County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Lee County	IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared	Yes
Okaloosa County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Santa Rosa County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Taylor County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Wakulla County	IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared	Yes
Walton County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Washington County	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes

Same event, other declarations

Declared	Declaration	Where	Hazard	Areas	Households can apply?
Oct 4, 1995	Hurricane OpalDR-1070-AL · Major disaster	Alabama	Hurricane	38	Yes
Oct 10, 1995	Hurricane OpalDR-1071-GA · Major disaster	Georgia	Hurricane	50	Yes

More from Florida: every FEMA declaration in Florida.