Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Declared for Georgia on Mar 20, 2008, covering 7 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bartow County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | May 19, 2008 |
| Burke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 19, 2008 |
| DeKalb County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | May 19, 2008 |
| Floyd County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | May 19, 2008 |
| Fulton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 19, 2008 |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 19, 2008 |
| Polk County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | May 19, 2008 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2008 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1761-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yesdeadline was Jul 22, 2008 |
| May 23, 2008 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1760-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | Yesdeadline was Jul 22, 2008 |
| May 26, 2008 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1762-CO · Major disaster | Colorado | Yesdeadline was Jul 25, 2008 |
| May 28, 2008 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1764-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Jul 28, 2008 |
More from Georgia: every FEMA declaration in Georgia.