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DR-1141-FL · Major disaster declaration

Tropical Storm Josephine

Declared for Florida on Oct 15, 1996, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 of them.

Oct 15, 1996declared
16areas designated
16open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodOct 7, 1996 – Oct 21, 1996DeclaredOct 15, 1996Closed outMar 24, 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
Baker CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Citrus CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Clay CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Dixie CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Duval CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Hernando CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Hillsborough CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Levy CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Manatee CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Nassau CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Pasco CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Pinellas CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Putnam CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Sarasota CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Taylor CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Volusia CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes

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