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DR-1609-FL · Major disaster declaration

Hurricane Wilma

Declared for Florida on Oct 24, 2005, covering 20 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 13 of them.

Oct 24, 2005declared
20areas designated
13open to household applications
$1.3Bpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodOct 23, 2005 – Nov 18, 2005DeclaredOct 24, 2005Apply byJan 31, 2006

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
Brevard CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Broward CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Charlotte CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Collier CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
DeSoto CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Glades CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Hardee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hendry CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Highlands CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Indian River CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Lee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Martin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Miami-Dade CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Okeechobee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Osceola CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Palm Beach CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006
Polk CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Sarasota CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
St. Lucie CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJan 31, 2006

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