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DR-215-MN · Major disaster declaration

Flooding

Declared for Minnesota on Mar 22, 1966, covering 25 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 25 of them.

Mar 22, 1966declared
25areas designated
25open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMar 22, 1966DeclaredMar 22, 1966Closed outJun 5, 1969

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
Aitkin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Becker CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Beltrami CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Benton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cass CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Clay CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Crow Wing CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Itasca CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Kittson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lake of the Woods CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Mahnomen CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Marshall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Morrison CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Norman CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Otter Tail CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pennington CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Polk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Red Lake CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Roseau CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Sherburne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Stearns CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Todd CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Wadena CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Wilkin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Wright CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Mar 14, 1966FloodingDR-214-GA · Major disasterGeorgia Flood23Yes
Mar 23, 1966FloodingDR-216-ND · Major disasterNorth Dakota Flood16Yes
Apr 30, 1966FloodingDR-217-AZ · Major disasterArizona Flood5Yes