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EM-3130-PREMHurricane

Hurricane Georges (Direct Federal Assist First 72 Hrs)

Emergency Declaration for Puerto Rico, declared Sep 21, 1998, statewide.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
EM-3130-PR
Type
Emergency Declaration
State or territory
Puerto Rico
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 21, 1998
Requested
Sep 20, 1998 · request 98161
Incident began
Sep 20, 1998
Incident ended
Sep 20, 1998
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Sep 16, 2005
Fiscal year
1998
FEMA region
Region 2

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Puerto Rico (statewide designation).

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 21, 1998 EM-3129-VI Hurricane Georges (Direct Federal Assist First 72 Hrs) Hurricane VIstatewidePA