Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Pennsylvania on Feb 6, 2014, covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bucks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chester County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Delaware County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lancaster County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Philadelphia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| York County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2014 | Severe Winter StormDR-4160-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 30, 2014 | Severe Winter StormDR-4164-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
| Feb 11, 2014 | Severe Winter StormEM-3368-GA · Emergency | Georgia | No |
| Feb 12, 2014 | Severe Winter StormEM-3369-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Mar 6, 2014 | Severe Winter StormDR-4165-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | No |
| Mar 12, 2014 | Severe Winter StormDR-4166-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
| Mar 31, 2014 | Severe Winter StormDR-4167-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | No |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Severe Winter StormDR-4169-OR · Major disaster | Oregon | No |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Severe Winter StormDR-4171-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | No |
More from Pennsylvania: every FEMA declaration in Pennsylvania.