Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Pennsylvania on Oct 20, 1976, covering 21 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bradford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Columbia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cumberland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dauphin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Juniata County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lackawanna County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lancaster County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lebanon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Luzerne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mifflin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Northumberland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Perry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Schuylkill County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Snyder County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sullivan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Susquehanna County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wyoming County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| York County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 1976 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-522-MD · Major disaster | Maryland | Yes |
More from Pennsylvania: every FEMA declaration in Pennsylvania.