Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Declared for District of Columbia on Mar 3, 2010, covering 1 designated area. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2010 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-1874-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | No |
| Feb 19, 2010 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-1875-MD · Major disaster | Maryland | No |
| Mar 2, 2010 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-1881-WV · Major disaster | West Virginia | No |
| Mar 9, 2010 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-1886-SD · Major disaster | South Dakota | No |
| Mar 23, 2010 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-1889-NJ · Major disaster | New Jersey | No |
More from District of Columbia: every FEMA declaration in District of Columbia.