EM-3290-TX · Emergency declaration
Hurricane Gustav
Declared for Texas on Aug 29, 2008, covering 61 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
Aug 29, 2008declared
61areas designated
0open to household applications
$27.3Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline
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.
Designated areas
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Angelina County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Aransas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Austin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bexar County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bowie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brazoria County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brazos County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brooks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cameron County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chambers County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Collin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Colorado County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dallas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| DeWitt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Denton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| El Paso County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fort Bend County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Galveston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Goliad County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hardin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Harris County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hidalgo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jasper County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jim Hogg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jim Wells County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kenedy County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kleberg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lavaca County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Liberty County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lubbock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Matagorda County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Nacogdoches County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Navarro County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Nueces County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Orange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Potter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Refugio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sabine County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| San Jacinto County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| San Patricio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Shelby County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Smith County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Starr County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tarrant County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tom Green County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Travis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Trinity County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tyler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Victoria County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Walker County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Waller County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Webb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wharton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Willacy County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2008 | Hurricane GustavEM-3289-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Aug 30, 2008 | Hurricane GustavEM-3292-AL · Emergency | Alabama | No |
| Aug 30, 2008 | Hurricane GustavEM-3291-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Sep 2, 2008 | Hurricane GustavDR-1786-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yesdeadline was Dec 17, 2008 |
| Sep 10, 2008 | Hurricane GustavDR-1789-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | No |
| Sep 22, 2008 | Hurricane GustavDR-1794-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Nov 25, 2008 |
| Oct 27, 2008 | Hurricane GustavDR-1806-FL · Major disaster | Florida | No |
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