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DR-1858-GA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared for Georgia on Sep 24, 2009, covering 23 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 17 of them.

Sep 24, 2009declared
23areas designated
17open to household applications
$78.7Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodSep 18, 2009 – Oct 8, 2009DeclaredSep 24, 2009Apply byNov 23, 2009Closed outJan 25, 2021

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
Bartow CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Carroll CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Catoosa CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Chattooga CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Cherokee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Cobb CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Coweta CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Crawford CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Dawson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
DeKalb CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Dooly CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Douglas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Fulton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Gwinnett CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Heard CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Houston CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Newton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Paulding CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Peach CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Rockdale CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Stephens CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009
Taylor CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Walker CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 23, 2009

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Aug 21, 2009Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1856-TN · Major disasterTennessee Severe Storm6No
Sep 1, 2009Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1857-NY · Major disasterNew York Severe Storm6Yesdeadline was Nov 3, 2009
Sep 30, 2009Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1860-KS · Major disasterKansas Severe Storm5No

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