FEMAEM-3131-FLEmergencyDeclared September 25, 1998
EM-3131-FL: Florida Hurricane Grorges
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Florida (EM-3131-FL) on September 25, 1998 for the incident of September 25, 1998 to October 2, 1998; it covers 34 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3131-FL (also written FEMA-3131-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Florida
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Grorges
- Incident period
- September 25, 1998 to October 2, 1998
- Declared
- September 25, 1998
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Florida in 1998
- Status
- closed out on May 5, 2009
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Broward (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Charlotte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Collier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dade (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeSoto (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Escambia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gadsden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Glades (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gulf (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hendry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hernando (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Highlands (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hillsborough (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Holmes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Manatee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Okaloosa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Palm Beach (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pasco (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pinellas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Santa Rosa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sarasota (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Suwannee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wakulla (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | 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/3131. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.