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DR-1250-AL · Major disaster declaration

Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98

Declared for Alabama on Sep 30, 1998, covering 14 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 14 of them.

Sep 30, 1998declared
14areas designated
14open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodSep 25, 1998 – Oct 6, 1998DeclaredSep 30, 1998Closed outAug 19, 2008

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
Baldwin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Butler CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Choctaw CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Clarke CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Coffee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Conecuh CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Covington CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Crenshaw CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Escambia CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Geneva CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Lowndes CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Mobile CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes
Washington CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Sep 24, 1998Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98DR-1247-PR · Major disasterPuerto Rico Hurricane79Yes
Sep 24, 1998Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98DR-1248-VI · Major disasterU.S. Virgin Islands Hurricane4Yes

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