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DR-1276-CO · Major disaster declaration

Co-Flooding 4/30/99

Declared for Colorado on May 17, 1999, covering 12 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 6 of them.

May 17, 1999declared
12areas designated
6open to household applications
$4.2Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 29, 1999 – May 19, 1999DeclaredMay 17, 1999Apply byJul 16, 1999Closed outMar 27, 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
Bent CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 16, 1999
Crowley CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Custer CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
El Paso CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 16, 1999
Elbert CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Fremont CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Kiowa CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Larimer CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 16, 1999
Las Animas CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Otero CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 16, 1999
Pueblo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 16, 1999
Weld CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 16, 1999

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