Heavy Rains, Snowmelt and Flooding
Declared for Colorado on May 23, 1973, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Arapahoe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Boulder County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Denver County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Douglas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| El Paso County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Elbert County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Larimer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Logan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Morgan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pueblo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sedgwick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Teller County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Weld County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Colorado: every FEMA declaration in Colorado.