Tropical Storm Harvey
Declared for Louisiana on Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Allen Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Assumption Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Beauregard Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Calcasieu Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cameron Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| De Soto Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Iberia Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lafayette Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lafourche Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Natchitoches Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Plaquemines Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rapides Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Red River Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sabine Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Charles Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Mary Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Vermilion Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Vernon Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2017 | Tropical Storm HarveyEM-3382-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
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