Snowstorms
Declared for Pennsylvania on Jan 29, 1977, covering 21 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cambria County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carbon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clarion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clearfield County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Erie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Indiana County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Luzerne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mercer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Potter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Schuylkill County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Somerset County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tioga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Venango County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Westmoreland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 1977 | SnowstormsEM-3027-NY · Emergency | New York | Yes |
| Feb 2, 1977 | SnowstormsEM-3028-IN · Emergency | Indiana | No |
| Feb 2, 1977 | SnowstormsEM-3029-OH · Emergency | Ohio | No |
| Feb 5, 1977 | SnowstormsEM-3030-MI · Emergency | Michigan | No |
| Feb 5, 1977 | SnowstormsDR-527-NY · Major disaster | New York | Yes |
More from Pennsylvania: every FEMA declaration in Pennsylvania.