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DR-1587-PA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared for Pennsylvania on Apr 14, 2005, covering 11 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 10 of them.

Apr 14, 2005declared
11areas designated
10open to household applications
$7.9Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 2, 2005 – Apr 23, 2005DeclaredApr 14, 2005Apply byJun 13, 2005Closed outJun 4, 2012

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
Bradford CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Bucks CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Columbia CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Lackawanna CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Luzerne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Northampton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Pike CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Susquehanna CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005
Wyoming CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 13, 2005

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Feb 1, 2005Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1576-UT · Major disasterUtah Severe Storm2No
Feb 17, 2005Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1581-AZ · Major disasterArizona Severe Storm8No
Apr 14, 2005Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1586-AZ · Major disasterArizona Severe Storm12No
Apr 19, 2005Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1588-NJ · Major disasterNew Jersey Severe Storm9Yesdeadline was Jun 20, 2005
Apr 19, 2005Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1589-NY · Major disasterNew York Severe Storm21Yesdeadline was Jun 20, 2005
Jun 23, 2005Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1590-NE · Major disasterNebraska Severe Storm11No

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