Hurricane Zeta
Declared for Alabama on Dec 10, 2020, covering 21 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Butler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chilton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Choctaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clarke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Coosa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dallas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Elmore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hale County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lowndes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Marengo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Mobile County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Perry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Talladega County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Wilcox County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Feb 8, 2021 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2020 | Hurricane ZetaEM-3550-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Hurricane ZetaDR-4576-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Mar 1, 2021 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Hurricane ZetaDR-4577-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yesdeadline was Mar 15, 2021 |
More from Alabama: every FEMA declaration in Alabama.