FEMADR-458-ALMajor disasterDeclared March 14, 1975
DR-458-AL: Alabama Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Alabama (DR-458-AL) on March 14, 1975 for the incident of March 14, 1975 to March 14, 1975; it covers 23 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-458-AL (also written FEMA-458-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Alabama
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- March 14, 1975 to March 14, 1975
- Declared
- March 14, 1975
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 major disaster declarations for Alabama in 1975
- Status
- closed out on June 25, 1979
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bullock (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Choctaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cleburne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Coffee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crenshaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cullman (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dale (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Geneva (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lowndes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Macon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Clair (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tuscaloosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wilcox (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Winston (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/458. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.