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DR-209-FLDRHurricane

Hurricane Betsy

Major Disaster Declaration for Florida, declared Sep 14, 1965, in 10 counties.

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Declaration
DR-209-FL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Florida
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 14, 1965
Requested
Sep 14, 1965 · request 65035
Incident began
Sep 14, 1965
Incident ended
Sep 14, 1965
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
May 18, 1967
Fiscal year
1965
FEMA region
Region 4
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 10, 1965 DR-208-LA Hurricane Betsy Hurricane LA34IAPA