Heavy Rains & Flooding
Declared for Colorado on Sep 22, 1970, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alamosa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Archuleta County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Conejos County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Costilla County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Delta County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dolores County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hinsdale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| La Plata County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mineral County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montezuma County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montrose County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ouray County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rio Grande County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Saguache County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Juan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Miguel County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1970 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-289-FL · Major disaster | Florida | No |
| Jul 22, 1970 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-291-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | Yes |
| Jul 22, 1970 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-290-NY · Major disaster | New York | No |
| Oct 12, 1970 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-296-PR · Major disaster | Puerto Rico | Yes |
| Oct 17, 1970 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-298-VI · Major disaster | U.S. Virgin Islands | Yes |
More from Colorado: every FEMA declaration in Colorado.