Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams
Declared for Montana on Feb 23, 1996, covering 14 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chouteau County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Deer Lodge County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gallatin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lewis and Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Meagher County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mineral County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Missoula County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Park County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Powell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ravalli County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sanders County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Silver Bow County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from Montana: every FEMA declaration in Montana.