How a Disaster Gets Declared - FEMA.gov
WEBJul 22, 2024 · The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act) §401 states in part that: "All requests for a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists shall be made by the Governor of the affected State."A State also includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin …
Disasters and Other Declarations | FEMA.gov
WEBState/Tribe Virginia Post-tropical Cyclone Helene (EM-3621-VA) Incident Period: September 25, 2024 and continuing. Emergency Declaration declared on September 29, 2024. South Carolina Hurricane Helene (DR-4829-SC) Incident Period: September 25, 2024 and ... Emergency Declaration declared on September 26, 2024. Vermont Severe Storms, …
Hurricane Helene - FEMA.gov
WEBSep 25, 2024 · FEMA and federal, state, community and voluntary partners continue providing resources to aid response efforts across the Southeast as survivors begin recovering from Hurricane Helene. More than 3,500 personnel from across the federal workforce are deployed and supporting Hurricane Helene response efforts across the …
COVID-19 Emergency Declaration - FEMA.gov
WEBOn March 13, 2020, the President declared the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency declaration for all states, tribes, territories, and the District of Columbia pursuant to section 501 (b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 …
Disaster Declarations for States and Counties | FEMA.gov
WEBMar 21, 2024 · Datasets. The data used for this visualization is based on the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summary dataset. Visit OpenFEMA to learn more about data available through the OpenFEMA application programming interface (API). Explore historic federal disaster declarations by state, county, hazard, and year.
Fact Sheet: Declaration Process/Current FEMA Status
WEBJun 13, 2018 · Release Number DR-4366-HI FS 001. Release Date: June 13, 2018. There are two primary types of major disaster declarations: Individual Assistance (IA), which provides grants and other aid to households, and Public Assistance (PA), which provides grants to state, county and municipal governments. The process for both is generally the …
Biden-Harris Administration Prepared for Multi-State Event as …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Hurricane Helene is a massive, dangerous storm and FEMA is prepared for anticipated multi-state impacts. In advance of Hurricane Helene’s landfall in Florida, the Biden-Harris Administration approved pre-landfall emergency declarations for Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. These declarations enable FEMA to provide federal …
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for …
WEBSeptember 26, 2024. WASHINGTON – FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of North Carolina to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Helene beginning Sept. 24 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to ...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for ...
WEBRelease Date: September 24, 2024. WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Helene beginning Sept. 23 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief ...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for ...
WEBRelease Date: September 11, 2024. WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Louisiana to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Francine beginning Sept. 10, 2024, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate disaster relief ...