Hurricane Isabel
Declared for Maryland on Sep 19, 2003, covering 24 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Anne Arundel County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Baltimore County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Baltimore city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Calvert County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Caroline County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Cecil County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Charles County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Dorchester County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Frederick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Garrett County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Harford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Howard County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Kent County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Prince George's County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Queen Anne's County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Somerset County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| St. Mary's County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Talbot County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Wicomico County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Worcester County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1490-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | Yesdeadline was Dec 8, 2003 |
| Sep 18, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1491-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yesdeadline was Dec 8, 2003 |
| Sep 20, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1493-DC · Major disaster | District of Columbia | Yesdeadline was Nov 19, 2003 |
| Sep 20, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1494-DE · Major disaster | Delaware | Yesdeadline was Nov 24, 2003 |
| Sep 23, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1496-WV · Major disaster | West Virginia | No |
More from Maryland: every FEMA declaration in Maryland.