Power Outage
Declared for Ohio on Sep 23, 2003, covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ashtabula County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cuyahoga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Erie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Geauga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Huron County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Knox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lorain County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lucas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Portage County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Summit County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Trumbull County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2003 | Power OutageEM-3186-NY · Emergency | New York | No |
| Sep 23, 2003 | Power OutageEM-3189-MI · Emergency | Michigan | No |
| Sep 23, 2003 | Power OutageEM-3188-NJ · Emergency | New Jersey | No |
More from Ohio: every FEMA declaration in Ohio.