DR-755-VA · Major disaster declaration
Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Virginia on Nov 9, 1985, covering 52 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 47 of them.
Nov 9, 1985declared
52areas designated
47open to household applications
$0public 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Alleghany County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Alleghany County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Amherst County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Appomattox County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Augusta County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bath County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bedford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Botetourt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Buena Vista city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Campbell County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chesterfield County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clarke County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Covington city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Craig County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Essex County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Fluvanna County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gloucester County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Goochland County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hampton city | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Harrisonburg city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Henrico County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Highland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| King George County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lancaster County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lexington city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lynchburg city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mathews County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Middlesex County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Nelson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Northumberland County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Page County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Poquoson city | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Powhatan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Richmond County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Richmond city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Roanoke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Roanoke city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rockbridge County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rockingham County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Salem city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Shenandoah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Stafford County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Surry County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Waynesboro city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Westmoreland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| York County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 1985 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-753-WV · Major disaster | West Virginia | Yes |
| Nov 9, 1985 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-754-PA · Major disaster | Pennsylvania | Yes |
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