Wildfires
Declared for Colorado on Jun 19, 2002, covering 60 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Alamosa County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Arapahoe County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Archuleta County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Baca County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Bent County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Boulder County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Chaffee County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Cheyenne County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Clear Creek County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Conejos County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Costilla County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Crowley County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Custer County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Delta County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Denver County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Dolores County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Douglas County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Eagle County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| El Paso County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Elbert County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Fremont County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Garfield County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Gilpin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Grand County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Gunnison County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Hinsdale County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Huerfano County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Kiowa County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Kit Carson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| La Plata County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Lake County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Larimer County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Las Animas County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Mesa County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Mineral County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Moffat County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Montezuma County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Montrose County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Otero County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Ouray County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Park County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Pitkin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Pueblo County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Rio Blanco County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Rio Grande County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Routt County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Saguache County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| San Juan County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| San Miguel County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Summit County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Teller County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Weld County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Yuma County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Southern Ute Indian Reservation | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Ute Mountain Indian Reservation (Also NM) | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Sep 9, 2002 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2002 | WildfiresDR-1422-AZ · Major disaster | Arizona | Yesdeadline was Aug 26, 2002 |
More from Colorado: every FEMA declaration in Colorado.