Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
Declared for Massachusetts on Apr 13, 2015, covering 10 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bristol County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dukes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Essex County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Middlesex County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Nantucket County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Norfolk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Plymouth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Suffolk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Worcester County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2015 | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and FloodingDR-4208-ME · Major disaster | Maine | No |
More from Massachusetts: every FEMA declaration in Massachusetts.