Severe Winter Storm, Tidal Surges and Flooding
Declared for Alaska on Nov 15, 2004, covering 6 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West Census Area | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bethel Census Area | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bethel Census Area | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Nome Census Area | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kashunamiut Regional Educational Attendance Area | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Alaska: every FEMA declaration in Alaska.