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EM-3299-NY · Emergency declaration

Severe Winter Storm

Declared for New York on Dec 18, 2008, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Dec 18, 2008declared
16areas designated
0open to household applications
$11.5Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodDec 11, 2008 – Dec 31, 2008DeclaredDec 18, 2008Closed outApr 1, 2014

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
Albany CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Chenango CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Columbia CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Delaware CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Dutchess CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Greene CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Orange CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Otsego CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Putnam CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Rensselaer CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Saratoga CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Schenectady CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Schoharie CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Sullivan CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Ulster CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Washington CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Dec 13, 2008Severe Winter StormEM-3296-MA · EmergencyMassachusetts Severe Storm9No
Dec 13, 2008Severe Winter StormEM-3297-NH · EmergencyNew Hampshire Severe Storm10No
Dec 15, 2008Severe Winter StormEM-3298-ME · EmergencyMaine Severe Storm6No
Jan 2, 2009Severe Winter StormDR-1812-NH · Major disasterNew Hampshire Severe Ice Storm10No
Jan 14, 2009Severe Winter StormDR-1816-VT · Major disasterVermont Severe Ice Storm2No
Jan 28, 2009Severe Winter StormEM-3301-AR · EmergencyArkansas Severe Ice Storm48No
Jan 28, 2009Severe Winter StormEM-3302-KY · EmergencyKentucky Severe Ice Storm100No
Jan 30, 2009Severe Winter StormEM-3303-MO · EmergencyMissouri Severe Ice Storm115No
Feb 6, 2009Severe Winter StormDR-1819-AR · Major disasterArkansas Severe Storm30No
Feb 17, 2009Severe Winter StormDR-1822-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm21No
Feb 17, 2009Severe Winter StormDR-1823-OK · Major disasterOklahoma Severe Storm10No
Mar 2, 2009Severe Winter StormDR-1826-IL · Major disasterIllinois Severe Storm9No
Mar 4, 2009Severe Winter StormDR-1827-NY · Major disasterNew York Severe Storm9No
Mar 5, 2009Severe Winter StormDR-1828-IN · Major disasterIndiana Severe Storm21No

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