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Disaster detail

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

EM-3221-WV affected Kanawha County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
EM-3221-WV
Declared
Sep 5, 2005
EM
Public assistance
$640K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$705K
Section 324 Management Costs$-65K
Total PA obligated$640K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What EM-3221-WV means

EM-3221-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kanawha County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Aug 29, 2005 through Oct 1, 2005. The declaration type is "EM," categorized as hurricane.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Kanawha County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.