Hurricane Bret
Declared for Texas on Aug 22, 1999, covering 13 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 13 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
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.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Aransas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Brooks County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Cameron County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Duval County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Hidalgo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Jim Hogg County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Jim Wells County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Kenedy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Kleberg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Nueces County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| San Patricio County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Webb County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
| Willacy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Oct 31, 1999 |
More from Texas: every FEMA declaration in Texas.