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DR-1127-NC · Major disaster declaration

Hurricane Bertha

Declared for North Carolina on Jul 18, 1996, covering 17 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 of them.

Jul 18, 1996declared
17areas designated
16open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJul 10, 1996 – Jul 13, 1996DeclaredJul 18, 1996Closed outMar 10, 2006

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.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Beaufort CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Bladen CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Brunswick CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Carteret CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Chowan CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Columbus CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Craven CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Duplin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Greene CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Hyde CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jones CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lenoir CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
New Hanover CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Onslow CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pamlico CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pender CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pitt CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jul 11, 1996Hurricane BerthaDR-1126-VI · Major disasterU.S. Virgin Islands Hurricane3Yes

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