Designated Areas: Disaster 1709

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Individual Assistance
Individuals and households in these designated counties are eligible to apply for financial and direct services. Apply for assistance, or learn more about the Individual Assistance program.
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bell (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Guadalupe (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hood (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Liberty (County)
- Llano (County)
- Medina (County)
- Milam (County)
- Montague (County)
- Nueces (County)
- Parker (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Patricio (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Travis (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
Public Assistance
State, local, tribal and territorial governments and certain private-non-profit organizations in these designated counties are eligible for assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. Learn more about the Public Assistance program.
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- Anderson (County)
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Baylor (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bosque (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Callahan (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Coleman (County)
- Collin (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Cottle (County)
- Delta (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Edwards (County)
- Ellis (County)
- Erath (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Gonzales (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Haskell (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hill (County)
- Hood (County)
- Hopkins (County)
- Hunt (County)
- Jim Hogg (County)
- Jones (County)
- Kaufman (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Llano (County)
- Madison (County)
- Mason (County)
- McCulloch (County)
- McLennan (County)
- Medina (County)
- Menard (County)
- Milam (County)
- Mills (County)
- Montague (County)
- Navarro (County)
- Parker (County)
- Real (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Saba (County)
- Shackelford (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Throckmorton (County)
- Titus (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Uvalde (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Wilbarger (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
PA-A
- Anderson (County)
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Baylor (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bosque (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Callahan (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Coleman (County)
- Collin (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Cottle (County)
- Delta (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Edwards (County)
- Ellis (County)
- Erath (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Gonzales (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Haskell (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hill (County)
- Hood (County)
- Hopkins (County)
- Hunt (County)
- Jim Hogg (County)
- Jones (County)
- Kaufman (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Llano (County)
- Madison (County)
- Mason (County)
- McCulloch (County)
- McLennan (County)
- Medina (County)
- Menard (County)
- Milam (County)
- Mills (County)
- Montague (County)
- Navarro (County)
- Parker (County)
- Real (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Saba (County)
- Shackelford (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Throckmorton (County)
- Titus (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Uvalde (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Wilbarger (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
PA-B
- Anderson (County)
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Baylor (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bosque (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Callahan (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Coleman (County)
- Collin (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Cottle (County)
- Delta (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Edwards (County)
- Ellis (County)
- Erath (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Gonzales (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Haskell (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hill (County)
- Hood (County)
- Hopkins (County)
- Hunt (County)
- Jim Hogg (County)
- Jones (County)
- Kaufman (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Llano (County)
- Madison (County)
- Mason (County)
- McCulloch (County)
- McLennan (County)
- Medina (County)
- Menard (County)
- Milam (County)
- Mills (County)
- Montague (County)
- Navarro (County)
- Parker (County)
- Real (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Saba (County)
- Shackelford (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Throckmorton (County)
- Titus (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Uvalde (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Wilbarger (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
PA-C
- Anderson (County)
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Baylor (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bosque (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Callahan (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Coleman (County)
- Collin (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Cottle (County)
- Delta (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Edwards (County)
- Ellis (County)
- Erath (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Gonzales (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Haskell (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hill (County)
- Hood (County)
- Hopkins (County)
- Hunt (County)
- Jim Hogg (County)
- Jones (County)
- Kaufman (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Llano (County)
- Madison (County)
- Mason (County)
- McCulloch (County)
- McLennan (County)
- Medina (County)
- Menard (County)
- Milam (County)
- Mills (County)
- Montague (County)
- Navarro (County)
- Parker (County)
- Real (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Saba (County)
- Shackelford (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Throckmorton (County)
- Titus (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Uvalde (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Wilbarger (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
PA-D
- Anderson (County)
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Baylor (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bosque (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Callahan (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Coleman (County)
- Collin (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Cottle (County)
- Delta (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Edwards (County)
- Ellis (County)
- Erath (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Gonzales (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Haskell (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hill (County)
- Hood (County)
- Hopkins (County)
- Hunt (County)
- Jim Hogg (County)
- Jones (County)
- Kaufman (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Llano (County)
- Madison (County)
- Mason (County)
- McCulloch (County)
- McLennan (County)
- Medina (County)
- Menard (County)
- Milam (County)
- Mills (County)
- Montague (County)
- Navarro (County)
- Parker (County)
- Real (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Saba (County)
- Shackelford (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Throckmorton (County)
- Titus (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Uvalde (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Wilbarger (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
PA-E
- Anderson (County)
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Baylor (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bosque (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Callahan (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Coleman (County)
- Collin (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Cottle (County)
- Delta (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Edwards (County)
- Ellis (County)
- Erath (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Gonzales (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Haskell (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hill (County)
- Hood (County)
- Hopkins (County)
- Hunt (County)
- Jim Hogg (County)
- Jones (County)
- Kaufman (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Llano (County)
- Madison (County)
- Mason (County)
- McCulloch (County)
- McLennan (County)
- Medina (County)
- Menard (County)
- Milam (County)
- Mills (County)
- Montague (County)
- Navarro (County)
- Parker (County)
- Real (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Saba (County)
- Shackelford (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Throckmorton (County)
- Titus (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Uvalde (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Wilbarger (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
PA-F
- Anderson (County)
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Baylor (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bosque (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Callahan (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Coleman (County)
- Collin (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Cottle (County)
- Delta (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Edwards (County)
- Ellis (County)
- Erath (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Gonzales (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Haskell (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hill (County)
- Hood (County)
- Hopkins (County)
- Hunt (County)
- Jim Hogg (County)
- Jones (County)
- Kaufman (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Llano (County)
- Madison (County)
- Mason (County)
- McCulloch (County)
- McLennan (County)
- Medina (County)
- Menard (County)
- Milam (County)
- Mills (County)
- Montague (County)
- Navarro (County)
- Parker (County)
- Real (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Saba (County)
- Shackelford (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Throckmorton (County)
- Titus (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Uvalde (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Wilbarger (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
PA-G
- Anderson (County)
- Archer (County)
- Atascosa (County)
- Baylor (County)
- Bee (County)
- Bosque (County)
- Brown (County)
- Burnet (County)
- Callahan (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Coleman (County)
- Collin (County)
- Comanche (County)
- Cooke (County)
- Coryell (County)
- Cottle (County)
- Delta (County)
- Denton (County)
- Eastland (County)
- Edwards (County)
- Ellis (County)
- Erath (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Gonzales (County)
- Grayson (County)
- Hamilton (County)
- Haskell (County)
- Henderson (County)
- Hill (County)
- Hood (County)
- Hopkins (County)
- Hunt (County)
- Jim Hogg (County)
- Jones (County)
- Kaufman (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lampasas (County)
- Llano (County)
- Madison (County)
- Mason (County)
- McCulloch (County)
- McLennan (County)
- Medina (County)
- Menard (County)
- Milam (County)
- Mills (County)
- Montague (County)
- Navarro (County)
- Parker (County)
- Real (County)
- Refugio (County)
- Runnels (County)
- San Saba (County)
- Shackelford (County)
- Smith (County)
- Starr (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Tarrant (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Throckmorton (County)
- Titus (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Uvalde (County)
- Van Zandt (County)
- Victoria (County)
- Walker (County)
- Webb (County)
- Wichita (County)
- Wilbarger (County)
- Williamson (County)
- Wise (County)
- Zavala (County)
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How a Disaster Gets Declared
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act states in part that: "All requests for a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists shall be made by the governor of the affected state or territory, or by the tribal leader."
Visit our How a Disaster Gets Declared page for detailed information on the rules and procedures that guide the process, including:
- Requirements governors/leaders follow when submitting their request for a presidential disaster declaration.
- Authorities granting federally recognized Indian tribal governments the option to request a presidential emergency or major disaster declaration.
- How FEMA regional offices work with state or Indian tribal governments to conduct Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs).
- Factors that determine when individual assistance is made available.