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FM-2490-MT · Fire management assistance declaration

Mt-Missoula/mineral Fire Zone-08/08/03

Declared for Montana on Aug 12, 2003, covering 2 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Aug 12, 2003declared
2areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodAug 12, 2003 – Sep 17, 2003DeclaredAug 12, 2003Closed outSep 26, 2006

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
Mineral CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Missoula CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—