DisasterLookup
EM-3138-NY · Emergency declaration

Snow

Declared for New York on Mar 10, 1999, covering 6 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Mar 10, 1999declared
6areas designated
0open to household applications
$2.5Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMar 3, 1999 – Mar 6, 1999DeclaredMar 10, 1999Closed outSep 7, 2005

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
Livingston CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Monroe CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Ontario CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Orleans CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Wayne CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Wyoming CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jan 15, 1999SnowEM-3136-NY · EmergencyNew York Snowstorm10No