DR-1895-MA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared for Massachusetts on Mar 29, 2010, covering 7 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 7 of them.

Mar 29, 2010declared

7areas designated

7open to household applications

$25.0Mpublic assistance obligated so far

Timeline

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.

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Designated areas

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
Bristol County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Jul 12, 2010
Essex County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Jul 12, 2010
Middlesex County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Jul 12, 2010
Norfolk County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Jul 12, 2010
Plymouth County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Jul 12, 2010
Suffolk County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Jul 12, 2010
Worcester County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Jul 12, 2010

Same event, other declarations

Declared	Declaration	Where	Hazard	Areas	Households can apply?
Mar 29, 2010	Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1894-RI · Major disaster	Rhode Island	Severe Storm	5	Yesdeadline was May 28, 2010

More from Massachusetts: every FEMA declaration in Massachusetts.