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128 declarations

Federal declarations in 1998

65 major disasters, 9 emergencies and 54 fire management declarations were made in 1998.

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  1. Texas34
  2. Florida20
  3. Washington5
  4. New York4
  5. Alabama4
  6. Tennessee3
  7. North Carolina3
  8. New Mexico3
  9. Hawaii3
  10. Kansas3
128 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jan 6, 1998 DR-1195-FL Severe Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm FL55IAPA —
Jan 6, 1998 DR-1196-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Snowstorm NY10IAPA —
Jan 13, 1998 DR-1197-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm TN39IAPA —
Jan 13, 1998 DR-1198-ME Severe Ice Storms, Rains and High Winds Severe Storm ME16IAPA —
Jan 15, 1998 DR-1199-NH Severe Ice Storm, Rains and High Winds Severe Storm NH9IAPA —
Jan 15, 1998 DR-1200-NC Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm NC10IAPA —
Jan 15, 1998 DR-1201-VT Severe Ice Storms, Rain, High Winds and Flooding Severe Storm VT6IAPA —
Jan 29, 1998 DR-1202-NM Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm NM10PA —
Feb 9, 1998 DR-1203-CA Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Storm CA41IAPA —
Feb 12, 1998 DR-1204-FL Severe Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm FL3IAPA —
Feb 13, 1998 DR-1205-DE Severe Winter Storms, High Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm DE1PA —
Feb 18, 1998 FM-2195-HI Hawaiian Beaches Subdivision Fire Fire HIstatewidePA —
Mar 3, 1998 DR-1206-NJ Severe Winter Coastal Storm, High Winds, Flooding Coastal Storm NJ3IAPA —
Mar 3, 1998 DR-1207-KY Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm KY40PA —
Mar 9, 1998 DR-1208-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm AL12IAPA —
Mar 11, 1998 DR-1209-GA Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm GA119IAPA —
Mar 16, 1998 FM-2196-HI Leilani Estates Subdivision Fire (Hawaii Co) Fire HIstatewidePA —
Mar 20, 1998 DR-1210-MH Drought, Crop Losses Drought MH23PA —
Mar 22, 1998 DR-1211-NC Severe Storms Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm NC7IAPA —
Mar 22, 1998 FM-2197-GU Guam Tiyan Toto Fire Complex Fire GUstatewidePA —
Apr 1, 1998 DR-1212-MN Tornadoes and Severe Storms Tornado MN7IAPA —
Apr 3, 1998 DR-1213-FM Severe Drought Drought FM3PA —
Apr 9, 1998 DR-1214-AL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm AL6IAPA —
Apr 20, 1998 DR-1215-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm TN43IAPA —
Apr 22, 1998 EM-3125-AR Tornadoes, Flooding High Winds Tornado AR1IA —
Apr 29, 1998 DR-1216-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding Severe Storm KY21IAPA —
May 8, 1998 DR-1217-IN Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm IN9PA —
May 11, 1998 FM-2198-TX Camp Wood Hills Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
May 15, 1998 FM-2199-TX Cibolo Creek Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jun 1, 1998 DR-1218-SD Flooding, Severe Storms, Tornadoes Flood SD9IAPA —
Jun 8, 1998 DR-1219-PA Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding Severe Storm PA7IAPA —
Jun 8, 1998 FM-2200-FL Palm Coast 98 Fire Complex (St.johns, Seminole & Flager Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 9, 1998 EM-3126-KS Debruce Grain Elevator Explosion (Sedgwick Cty) Other KS2PA —
Jun 12, 1998 DR-1221-OR Flooding Flood OR1IAPA —
Jun 15, 1998 DR-1220-ND Flooding, Ground Saturation,severe Storms Flood ND16IAPA —
Jun 16, 1998 DR-1222-NY Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm NY6PA —
Jun 16, 1998 FM-2201-FL Jacksonville Fire Complex Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 18, 1998 DR-1223-FL Extreme Fire Hazard Fire FL67IAPA —
Jun 18, 1998 FM-2202-TX Paradise Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jun 18, 1998 FM-2203-FL County Line Fire Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 19, 1998 FM-2204-FL Race Track - Waldo Fire Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 19, 1998 FM-2205-FL Waldo Southeast Fire Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 19, 1998 FM-2206-FL San Pedro Day Fire Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 19, 1998 FM-2207-FL Waccassa Fire Complex Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 20, 1998 FM-2208-FL Bunnelle Fire Complex Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 20, 1998 FM-2209-FL Suwanee Fire Complex Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 20, 1998 FM-2210-TX Perry Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jun 21, 1998 FM-2211-FL Chippola River District-Gulf County-Depot Creek Fire Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 21, 1998 FM-2212-FL Calooshattchee Fire Complex Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 23, 1998 DR-1224-MA Heavy Rains and Flooding Flood MA7IA —
Jun 23, 1998 DR-1225-MN Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, and Tornadoes Tornado MN19PA —
Jun 23, 1998 EM-3127-TX Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jun 24, 1998 DR-1226-MI Severe Storms Severe Storm MI13PA —
Jun 26, 1998 FM-2213-NM Osha Canyon Complex (Colfax) Fire NMstatewidePA —
Jun 27, 1998 FM-2214-FL Withlacootchee Fire Complex Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 28, 1998 FM-2215-FL Orlando Fire Complex Fire FLstatewidePA —
Jun 29, 1998 FM-2216-TX Cash Johnson Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jun 30, 1998 DR-1227-OH Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm OH23IAPA —
Jun 30, 1998 DR-1228-VT Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm VT11IAPA —
Jul 1, 1998 DR-1229-WV Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm WV21IAPA —
Jul 2, 1998 DR-1230-IA Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Flood IA81IAPAHM —
Jul 2, 1998 DR-1231-NH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm NH7IAPA —
Jul 2, 1998 DR-1232-ME Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm ME6PA —
Jul 2, 1998 FM-2217-TX Park Lake Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 2, 1998 EM-3128-NM Extreme Fire Hazards Fire NMstatewidePA —
Jul 7, 1998 DR-1233-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm NY15IAPA —
Jul 10, 1998 FM-2218-TX Sterling Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 12, 1998 FM-2219-TX Mazamec Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 22, 1998 DR-1234-IN Severe Storms and Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm IN25PA —
Jul 22, 1998 FM-2220-TX City Lake Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 23, 1998 DR-1235-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm TN2IAPA —
Jul 23, 1998 FM-2221-TX Elm Branch Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 23, 1998 FM-2222-TX Brazeline Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 24, 1998 DR-1236-WI Severe Storms,straigh Line Winds, Tornadoes,rain,and Floodi Severe Storm WI14PA —
Jul 26, 1998 FM-2223-TX Herron Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 26, 1998 FM-2224-TX Live Oak Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 28, 1998 FM-2225-WA Wa - Cleveland Fire - 07/28/98 Fire WA1PA —
Jul 29, 1998 FM-2226-OK Bear Mountain Fire Complex (Mc Curtain) Fire OKstatewidePA —
Jul 30, 1998 FM-2227-TX White Bluff Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 31, 1998 FM-2228-TX Piney Creek Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Jul 31, 1998 FM-2229-TX Rocky Branch Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Aug 1, 1998 FM-2230-TX Weatherford Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Aug 2, 1998 FM-2231-TX Crossroads Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Aug 2, 1998 FM-2232-TX Highway Lake Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Aug 3, 1998 FM-2233-TX Union Chapel Ii Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Aug 3, 1998 FM-2234-TX North Pacific Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Aug 5, 1998 DR-1237-MI Severe Storms and High Winds Severe Storm MI2PA —
Aug 5, 1998 FM-2235-TX Denson Springs Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Aug 12, 1998 DR-1238-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm WI5IAPA —
Aug 25, 1998 FM-2236-HI Molokai Fire 98 (Maui) Fire HIstatewidePA —
Aug 26, 1998 DR-1239-TX Tropical Storm Charley Severe Storm TX254IAPAHM $12.1 million
Aug 27, 1998 DR-1240-NC Hurricane Bonnie Hurricane NC30IAPAHM $3.5 million
Sep 2, 1998 FM-2238-TX Fm 362 Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Sep 3, 1998 FM-2237-WA Ball Park Fire (Cowlitz) Fire WAstatewidePA —
Sep 4, 1998 DR-1241-FL Hurricane Earl Hurricane FL6IAHM $302,741
Sep 4, 1998 DR-1242-VA Hurricane Bonnie Hurricane VA5IAPAHM $1.5 million
Sep 4, 1998 DR-1243-SC Hurricane Bonnie Hurricane SC1PAHM $580,602
Sep 4, 1998 FM-2239-TX Blanton Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Sep 4, 1998 FM-2240-TX Frontage Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Sep 4, 1998 FM-2241-TX Lindale Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Sep 4, 1998 FM-2242-TX Wood Branch Village Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Sep 5, 1998 FM-2243-OK Frazier Creek Fire (Leflore) Fire OKstatewidePA —
Sep 5, 1998 FM-2244-TX Speegleville Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Sep 8, 1998 FM-2245-TX Potosi Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Sep 9, 1998 FM-2246-TX Mexico Fire Fire TXstatewidePA —
Sep 9, 1998 FM-2247-OK Sugarloaf Creek Fire (Leflore) Fire OKstatewidePA —
Sep 11, 1998 DR-1244-NY Ny - Severe Wx, Sept 7, 1998 Severe Storm NY11IAPAHM $2.8 million
Sep 21, 1998 EM-3129-VI Hurricane Georges (Direct Federal Assist First 72 Hrs) Hurricane VIstatewidePA —
Sep 21, 1998 EM-3130-PR Hurricane Georges (Direct Federal Assist First 72 Hrs) Hurricane PRstatewidePA —
Sep 23, 1998 DR-1245-TX Hurricane Georges - Texas Severe Storm TX5IAPA $2.2 million
Sep 23, 1998 DR-1246-LA Hurricane Georges/Ts Frances Hurricane LA21IAPAHM $7.2 million
Sep 24, 1998 DR-1247-PR Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane PR78IAPAHM $220.7 million
Sep 24, 1998 DR-1248-VI Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane VI3IAPAHM $996,958
Sep 25, 1998 FM-2248-WA Tucannon Fire (Columbia) Fire WAstatewidePA —
Sep 25, 1998 EM-3131-FL Hurricane Grorges Hurricane FL34PA —
Sep 28, 1998 DR-1249-FL Hurricane Georges Hurricane FL17IAPAHM $15.0 million
Sep 28, 1998 EM-3132-MS Hurricane Georges Hurricane MS18PA —
Sep 28, 1998 EM-3133-AL Hurricane Georges Hurricane AL12PA —
Sep 30, 1998 DR-1250-AL Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane AL14IAPAHM $6.7 million
Oct 1, 1998 DR-1251-MS Hurricane Georges Hurricane MS17IAPAHM $13.3 million
Oct 5, 1998 DR-1252-WA Wa Storms & Flooding 5/26/98 Severe Storm WA2PAHM $286,725
Oct 14, 1998 DR-1253-MO Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm MO19IAPAHM $2.1 million
Oct 14, 1998 DR-1254-KS Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm KS12IAPAHM $750,065
Oct 16, 1998 DR-1255-WA Wa Landslide 3/6/98 Mud/Landslide WA1IAPAHM $844,215
Oct 19, 1998 DR-1256-MO Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm MO3IAHM $645,473
Oct 21, 1998 DR-1257-TX Tx-Flooding 10/18/98 Flood TX43IAPAHM $52.2 million
Nov 5, 1998 DR-1258-KS Ks-Flooding 10/31/98 Severe Storm KS20IAPAHM $2.5 million
Nov 6, 1998 DR-1259-FL Tropical Storm Mitch Severe Storm FL2IAPAHM $1.1 million