FEMADR-1249-FLMajor disasterDeclared September 28, 1998
DR-1249-FL: Florida Hurricane Georges
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Florida (DR-1249-FL) on September 28, 1998 for the incident of September 25, 1998 to October 7, 1998; it covers 17 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1249-FL (also written FEMA-1249-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Florida
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Georges
- Incident period
- September 25, 1998 to October 7, 1998
- Declared
- September 28, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the fifth of 6 major disaster declarations for Florida in 1998
- Status
- closed out on March 19, 2013
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Escambia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gadsden (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gulf (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Holmes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Okaloosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Santa Rosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Suwannee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Walton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$15.0 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1249. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.