Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Kansas on Oct 20, 2016, covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cowley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ellis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Graham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greenwood County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kingman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Norton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Phillips County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rooks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Russell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sedgwick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sumner County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Woodson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4276-WI · Major disaster | Wisconsin | No |
| Aug 14, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4277-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yesdeadline was Nov 14, 2016 |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4289-IA · Major disaster | Iowa | No |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4290-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | Yesdeadline was Jan 30, 2017 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4292-PA · Major disaster | Pennsylvania | No |
More from Kansas: every FEMA declaration in Kansas.