Blizzards & Snowstorms
Declared for Illinois on Jan 16, 1979, covering 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bureau County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cook County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| DeKalb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| DuPage County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grundy County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jo Daviess County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kendall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| LaSalle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McHenry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mercer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ogle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Peoria County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Putnam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stephenson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Whiteside County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Will County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Winnebago County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1979 | Blizzards & SnowstormsEM-3069-WI · Emergency | Wisconsin | No |
More from Illinois: every FEMA declaration in Illinois.