Heavy Rains & Flooding
Declared for New Jersey on Sep 4, 1971, covering 21 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bergen County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Burlington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Camden County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cape May County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cumberland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Essex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gloucester County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hudson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hunterdon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mercer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Middlesex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monmouth County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Morris County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ocean County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Passaic County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Salem County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Somerset County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sussex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from New Jersey: every FEMA declaration in New Jersey.