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FM-2040-CO · Fire management assistance declaration

Bear Trap Fire

Declared for Colorado on Jun 15, 1980, covering 1 designated area. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Jun 15, 1980declared
1areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJun 15, 1980DeclaredJun 15, 1980Closed outAug 20, 1984

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 a fire management declaration is

A fire management assistance declaration is approved by a FEMA regional administrator, not the President, while a fire is burning and threatens to become a major disaster. It reimburses state, local and tribal firefighting costs. It does not include help for individual households.

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
StatewideIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—