Designated Areas: Disaster 4480
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Individual Assistance
Individuals and households in these designated counties are eligible to apply for financial and direct services. Apply for assistance, or learn more about the Individual Assistance program.
- Bronx (County)
- Broome (County)
- Cattaraugus (County)
- Cayuga (County)
- Cayuga Nation (TDSA)
- Chautauqua (County)
- Chemung (County)
- Chenango (County)
- Clinton (County)
- Columbia (County)
- Cortland (County)
- Delaware (County)
- Dutchess (County)
- Erie (County)
- Essex (County)
- Franklin (County)
- Fulton (County)
- Genesee (County)
- Greene (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Herkimer (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Kings (County)
- Lewis (County)
- Livingston (County)
- Madison (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Montgomery (County)
- Nassau (County)
- New York (County)
- Niagara (County)
- Oneida (County)
- Oneida (East) Indian Reservation
- Onondaga (County)
- Ontario (County)
- Orange (County)
- Orleans (County)
- Oswego (County)
- Otsego (County)
- Putnam (County)
- Queens (County)
- Rensselaer (County)
- Richmond (County)
- Rockland (County)
- Saratoga (County)
- Schenectady (County)
- Schoharie (County)
- Schuyler (County)
- Seneca (County)
- St. Lawrence (County)
- Steuben (County)
- Suffolk (County)
- Sullivan (County)
- Tioga (County)
- Tompkins (County)
- Ulster (County)
- Warren (County)
- Washington (County)
- Wayne (County)
- Westchester (County)
- Wyoming (County)
- Yates (County)
Public Assistance
State, local, tribal and territorial governments and certain private-non-profit organizations in these designated counties are eligible for assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. Learn more about the Public Assistance program.
PA
None
PA-A
None
PA-B
- Albany (County)
- Allegany (County)
- Bronx (County)
- Broome (County)
- Cattaraugus (County)
- Cayuga (County)
- Cayuga Nation (TDSA)
- Chautauqua (County)
- Chemung (County)
- Chenango (County)
- Clinton (County)
- Columbia (County)
- Cortland (County)
- Delaware (County)
- Dutchess (County)
- Erie (County)
- Essex (County)
- Franklin (County)
- Fulton (County)
- Genesee (County)
- Greene (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Herkimer (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Kings (County)
- Lewis (County)
- Livingston (County)
- Madison (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Montgomery (County)
- Nassau (County)
- New York (County)
- Niagara (County)
- Oneida (County)
- Oneida (East) Indian Reservation
- Onondaga (County)
- Ontario (County)
- Orange (County)
- Orleans (County)
- Oswego (County)
- Otsego (County)
- Putnam (County)
- Queens (County)
- Rensselaer (County)
- Richmond (County)
- Rockland (County)
- Saratoga (County)
- Schenectady (County)
- Schoharie (County)
- Schuyler (County)
- Seneca (County)
- St. Lawrence (County)
- Statewide
- Steuben (County)
- Suffolk (County)
- Sullivan (County)
- Tioga (County)
- Tompkins (County)
- Ulster (County)
- Warren (County)
- Washington (County)
- Wayne (County)
- Westchester (County)
- Wyoming (County)
- Yates (County)
PA-C
None
PA-D
None
PA-E
None
PA-F
None
PA-G
None
PA-H
None
How a Disaster Gets Declared
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 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 or territory, or by the tribal leader."
Visit our How a Disaster Gets Declared page for detailed information on the rules and procedures that guide the process, including:
- Requirements governors/leaders follow when submitting their request for a presidential disaster declaration.
- Authorities granting federally recognized Indian tribal governments the option to request a presidential emergency or major disaster declaration.
- How FEMA regional offices work with state or Indian tribal governments to conduct Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs).
- Factors that determine when individual assistance is made available.