Okaloosa County

Major Disaster Declarations - Presidential (FEMA)
1/6/98-4/13/98
El Nino

(Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding)
FEMA-1195-DR
 
2/2/98-2/9/98
Groundhog Day Storm

(Tornadoes, floods)
FEMA-1204-DR
Individual & Public Assistance:
Broward, Dade, Monroe
Hazard Mitigation: All Florida Counties.
7/3/98-7/10/98
Wildfires
FEMA-1223-DR
Individual & Public Assistance (Cat B):
Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Holmes, Jackson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Putnam, St Johns, Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Walton, Washington.
Emergency Assistance: All Florida Counties.
USDA: All Florida Counties.
Hazard Mitigation: All Florida Counties.
9/25/98-10/2/98
Hurricane Georges
FEMA-3131-EM
Direct Federal Assistance & Emergency Protective Measures:
Bay, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, DeSoto, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Glades, Gulf, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Lee, Liberty, Manatee, Martin, Monroe, Okaloosa, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Suwannee, Wakulla, Walton, Washington.
9/25/98-10/7/98
Hurricane Georges
FEMA-1249-DR
Individual & Public Assistance:
Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Monroe, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Walton, Washington.
Public Assistance: Calhoun, Columbia, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty.
Hazard Mitigation: All Florida Counties.

Amendments/Other Declarations 1997

3/1-10/31/97
Drought
US Department of Agriculture
M1185
Declared: 12/15/97
Alabama
Contiguous Florida counties: Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton

Amendments/Other Declarations 1998

3/7/98-Ongoing
Severe storms, flooding
US Department of Agriculture
Small Business Administration
S1174/9728
Declared: 3/9/98

Farm Service Agency emergency loan assistance: Alabama
Contiguous Florida counties: Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton
Physical and Economic injury.

12/25/97-Ongoing
Severe flooding, tornadoes, high winds
FEMA-1195-DR (Amended)
Small Business Administration
Declared: 3/13/98

Amended to include individual assistance and hazard mitigation: Calhoun, Collier, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Glades, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Walton, Washington.
Small Business Administration physical damage and economic injury for declared counties.
Economic injury for contiguous counties.

12/25/97-Ongoing
Severe flooding, tornadoes, high winds
FEMA-1195-DR (Amended)
Declared: 3/13/98

Amended to include public assistance: Okaloosa

4/8-20/98
Severe storms, tornadoes
Presidential
Small Business Administration
M1214/3076
/9852
Declared: 4/9/98

Alabama
Contiguous Florida counties: Okaloosa, Walton

5/25/98-Ongoing
Wildfires
FEMA-1223-DR (Amended)
Declared: 6/19/98

Direct Federal assistance amended to include: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Dade, DeSoto, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee,  Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St Lucie, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Walton, Washington.

5/25/98-Ongoing
Wildfires
FEMA-1223-DR (Amended)
Declared: 7/2/98

Amended to include Public Assistance (Cat B) for: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Clay, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Putnam, St Johns, Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Walton.

5/1/98-6/24/98
Drought/Heat
US Department of Agriculture
S1120
Declared: 7/9/98

Farm Service Agency Loans for ALL 67 FLORIDA COUNTIES for agricultural losses.

5/25/98-Ongoing
Wildfires
FEMA-1223-DR (Amended)
Declared: 7/10/98

Amended to include individual assistance and hazard mitigation: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Holmes, Jackson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Walton, Washington.

9/25/98-10/7/98
Hurricane Georges
FEMA-1249-DR(Amended)
Declared: 10/1/98

Declared counties: Bay, Escambia, Gadsden, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Walton, Washington.
Individual assistance and hazard mitigation
Contiguous counties:
Small Business Administration economic injury.

9/25/98-10/7/98
Hurricane Georges
FEMA-1249-DR(Amended)
Declared: 10/5/98

Declared counties: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jefferson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Washington.
Public Assistance

3/9/98-10/28/98
Drought
US Department of Agriculture
Small Business Administration
Declared: 10/28/98

Alabama
Contiguous Florida counties: Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton
Small Business Administration economic injury.

Amendments/Other Declarations 1999

4/15/99-Ongoing
Fire/Drought
FEMA-3139-EM
(Amended)
US Department of Agriculture
Declared: 4/27/99

Amended to include Farm Service Agency emergency loan assistance: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Collier, Columbia, Dade, DeSoto, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St Lucie, Suwannee, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington.
Contiguous counties: Citrus, Clay, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Lafayette, Lake, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Pasco, St Johns, Sumter, Taylor, Volusia.

Amendments/Other Declarations 2000
2000
Drought
US Department of Agriculture
Small Business Administration
9H62/S1432
Declared: 6/23/00
Updated: 7/14/00
Emergency Loans
Primary counties
: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River,  Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Contiguous counties: Broward, Dade, Franklin, Lafayette, Monroe, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Taylor