DR-4841-VI · Major disaster declaration
Tropical Storm Ernesto
Declared for U.S. Virgin Islands on Oct 25, 2024, covering 3 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
Oct 25, 2024declared
3areas designated
0open to household applications
$3.3Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline
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.
Designated areas
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Croix (Island) (County-equivalent) | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. John (Island) (County-equivalent) | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Thomas (Island) (County-equivalent) | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2024 | Tropical Storm ErnestoEM-3610-PR · Emergency | Puerto Rico | No |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Tropical Storm ErnestoEM-3611-VI · Emergency | U.S. Virgin Islands | No |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Tropical Storm ErnestoDR-4850-PR · Major disaster | Puerto Rico | No |