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DR-1406-VA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared for Virginia on Apr 2, 2002, covering 10 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 9 of them.

Apr 2, 2002declared
10areas designated
9open to household applications
$1.1Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMar 17, 2002 – Mar 20, 2002DeclaredApr 2, 2002Apply byJun 3, 2002Closed outJun 22, 2010

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
Dickenson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Lee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Norton cityIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Russell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Scott CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Smyth CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Tazewell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Washington CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Wise CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 3, 2002
Wythe CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jan 24, 2002Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1400-AR · Major disasterArkansas Severe Storm20No
Apr 4, 2002Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1407-KY · Major disasterKentucky Severe Storm37Yesdeadline was Jun 3, 2002
Apr 5, 2002Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1408-TN · Major disasterTennessee Severe Storm37Yesdeadline was Jun 4, 2002
Jun 19, 2002Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1420-IA · Major disasterIowa Flood21Yesdeadline was Aug 19, 2002

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