DisasterLookup
EM-3015-SD · Emergency declaration

Drought

Declared for South Dakota on Jun 17, 1976, covering 62 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Jun 17, 1976declared
62areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJun 17, 1976DeclaredJun 17, 1976Closed outFeb 23, 1979

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 an emergency declaration is

An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Aurora CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Beadle CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Bennett CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Bon Homme CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Brookings CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Brown CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Brule CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Buffalo CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Campbell CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Charles Mix CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Clark CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Clay CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Codington CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Corson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Davison CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Day CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Deuel CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Dewey CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Douglas CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Edmunds CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Faulk CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Grant CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Gregory CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Haakon CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Hamlin CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Hand CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Hanson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Hughes CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Hutchinson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Hyde CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Jackson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Jackson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Jerauld CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Jones CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Kingsbury CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Lake CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Lincoln CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Lyman CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Marshall CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
McCook CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
McPherson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Meade CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Mellette CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Miner CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Minnehaha CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Moody CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Pennington CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Perkins CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Potter CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Roberts CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Sanborn CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Spink CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Stanley CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Sully CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Todd CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Tripp CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Turner CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Union CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Walworth CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Yankton CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Ziebach CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Oglala Lakota (County)IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jun 17, 1976DroughtEM-3013-MN · EmergencyMinnesota Drought78No
Jun 17, 1976DroughtEM-3014-WI · EmergencyWisconsin Drought66No
Jul 21, 1976DroughtEM-3016-ND · EmergencyNorth Dakota Drought18No