Power Outage
Declared for Michigan on Sep 23, 2003, covering 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Eaton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Genesee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hillsdale County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ingham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kalamazoo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lapeer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Livingston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Macomb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oakland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Clair County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washtenaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne 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-3188-NJ · Emergency | New Jersey | No |
| Sep 23, 2003 | Power OutageEM-3187-OH · Emergency | Ohio | No |
More from Michigan: every FEMA declaration in Michigan.