Hurricane Earl
Declared for North Carolina on Sep 1, 2010, covering 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beaufort County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bertie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brunswick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Camden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carteret County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chowan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Columbus County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Craven County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Currituck County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dare County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Duplin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Edgecombe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gates County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Halifax County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hertford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hyde County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jones County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lenoir County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Martin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| New Hanover County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Northampton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Onslow County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pamlico County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pasquotank County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pender County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Perquimans County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pitt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tyrrell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2010 | Hurricane EarlEM-3315-MA · Emergency | Massachusetts | No |
| Sep 28, 2010 | Hurricane EarlDR-1939-VI · Major disaster | U.S. Virgin Islands | No |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.