Severe Freeze
Declared for Florida on Mar 18, 1985, covering 20 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brevard County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Broward County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Charlotte County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Collier County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| DeSoto County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hardee County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hendry County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hillsborough County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Indian River County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lake County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Manatee County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Miami-Dade County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Orange County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Osceola County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Palm Beach County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pasco County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Polk County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Seminole County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| St. Lucie County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Florida: every FEMA declaration in Florida.