Heavy Rains & Flooding
Declared for New Jersey on Jun 18, 1968, covering 7 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bergen County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Essex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Middlesex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Morris County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Passaic County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Somerset County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1968 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-241-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | Yes |
| Jun 5, 1968 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-243-OH · Major disaster | Ohio | Yes |
| Jun 10, 1968 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-244-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| Aug 4, 1968 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-248-IA · Major disaster | Iowa | Yes |
| Aug 15, 1968 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-249-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | Yes |
| Sep 9, 1968 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-250-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | Yes |
| Sep 13, 1968 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-251-HI · Major disaster | Hawaii | Yes |
More from New Jersey: every FEMA declaration in New Jersey.