Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Massachusetts on Apr 18, 1987, covering 8 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Essex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hampden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hampshire County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Middlesex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Norfolk County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Worcester County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1987 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-788-ME · Major disaster | Maine | Yes |
| Apr 16, 1987 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-789-NH · Major disaster | New Hampshire | Yes |
| Jul 9, 1987 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-794-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
| Jul 17, 1987 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-796-OH · Major disaster | Ohio | Yes |
More from Massachusetts: every FEMA declaration in Massachusetts.