FEMADR-204-NYMajor disasterDeclared August 18, 1965
DR-204-NY: New York Water Shortage
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for New York (DR-204-NY) on August 18, 1965 for the incident of August 18, 1965 to August 18, 1965; it covers 14 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-204-NY (also written FEMA-204-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- New York
- Incident
- Drought: Water Shortage
- Incident period
- August 18, 1965 to August 18, 1965
- Declared
- August 18, 1965
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 2
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for New York in 1965
- Status
- closed out on August 18, 1965
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dutchess (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kings (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nassau (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| New York (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Queens (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Richmond (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rockland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Suffolk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ulster (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Westchester (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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/204. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.