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20 declarations

Federal declarations in 1971

17 major disasters, 0 emergencies and 3 fire management declarations were made in 1971.

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  1. Nebraska2
  2. Oklahoma2
  3. Alaska2
  4. California1
  5. Washington1
  6. Oregon1
  7. Mississippi1
  8. Florida1
  9. Kentucky1
  10. Tennessee1
20 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasProgramsFederal aid
Feb 9, 1971 DR-299-CA San Fernando Earthquake Earthquake CA1IAPA —
Feb 9, 1971 DR-300-WA Heavy Rains, Melting Snows & Flooding Flood WA7PA —
Feb 13, 1971 DR-301-OR Storms & Flooding Flood OR2IAPA —
Feb 22, 1971 DR-302-MS Storms & Tornadoes Tornado MS23IAPA —
Feb 23, 1971 DR-303-NE Floods Flood NE19IAPA —
Mar 15, 1971 DR-304-FL Freeze Freezing FL6IAPA —
Apr 8, 1971 FM-2003-OK Broken Bow Fire Fire OKstatewidePA —
May 10, 1971 DR-305-KY Tornado Tornado KY8IAPA —
May 18, 1971 DR-306-TN Tornado Tornado TN3IAPA —
May 18, 1971 DR-307-FM Typhoon Amy Typhoon FMstatewidePA —
Jun 11, 1971 FM-2004-AK Hog River Fire Fire AKstatewidePA —
Jun 18, 1971 FM-2005-AK Delta Junction Fire Fire AKstatewidePA —
Jul 7, 1971 DR-308-NE Floods Flood NE9PA —
Aug 17, 1971 DR-309-MD Severe Storms & Flooding Flood MD9IAPA —
Sep 4, 1971 DR-310-NJ Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood NJ21IAPA —
Sep 13, 1971 DR-311-NY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood NY13PA —
Sep 18, 1971 DR-312-PA Floods Flood PA7IAPA —
Sep 18, 1971 DR-313-TX Heavy Rains, High Winds & Flooding Flood TX15IAPA —
Sep 28, 1971 DR-314-OK Heavy Rains & Floods Flood OK6IAPA —
Oct 13, 1971 DR-315-LA Hurricane Edith Hurricane LA21PA —