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DR-20-SD · Major disaster declaration

Flood

Declared for South Dakota on Jul 31, 1954, covering 1 designated area. Households could apply to FEMA in 1 of them.

Jul 31, 1954declared
1areas designated
1open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJul 31, 1954DeclaredJul 31, 1954Closed outFeb 1, 1956

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
StatewideIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jun 23, 1954FloodDR-17-IA · Major disasterIowa Flood1Yes
Jul 1, 1954FloodDR-18-TX · Major disasterTexas Flood1Yes
Aug 4, 1954FloodDR-21-WV · Major disasterWest Virginia Flood1Yes
Oct 13, 1954FloodDR-27-NM · Major disasterNew Mexico Flood1Yes
Oct 26, 1954FloodDR-30-IN · Major disasterIndiana Flood1Yes

More from South Dakota: every FEMA declaration in South Dakota.