Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Declared for Alaska on Feb 17, 2021, covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Haines Borough | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Juneau City and Borough | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Petersburg Borough | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Skagway Municipality | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chatham Regional Educational Attendance Area | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Alaska: every FEMA declaration in Alaska.