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DR-1249-FL · Major disaster declaration

Hurricane Georges

Declared for Florida on Sep 28, 1998, covering 17 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 13 of them.

Sep 28, 1998declared
17areas designated
13open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodSep 25, 1998 – Oct 7, 1998DeclaredSep 28, 1998Closed outMar 19, 2013

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
Bay CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Calhoun CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Columbia CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Escambia CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Franklin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Gadsden CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Gulf CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Holmes CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Jefferson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Liberty CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Okaloosa CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Santa Rosa CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Suwannee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Walton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Washington CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Sep 28, 1998Hurricane GeorgesEM-3133-AL · EmergencyAlabama Hurricane12No
Sep 28, 1998Hurricane GeorgesEM-3132-MS · EmergencyMississippi Hurricane18No
Oct 1, 1998Hurricane GeorgesDR-1251-MS · Major disasterMississippi Hurricane17Yes

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