Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Kansas on Feb 24, 2017, covering 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Comanche County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Edwards County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ellsworth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hodgeman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jewell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kiowa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Meade County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ness County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pawnee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pratt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rice County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rush County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Russell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Seward County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sheridan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stafford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Trego County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2017 | Severe Winter StormDR-4298-SD · Major disaster | South Dakota | No |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Severe Winter StormDR-4299-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Severe Winter StormDR-4302-CA · Major disaster | California | No |
More from Kansas: every FEMA declaration in Kansas.