FEMAEM-3186-NYEmergencyDeclared August 23, 2003
EM-3186-NY: New York Power Outage
FEMA made an emergency declaration for New York (EM-3186-NY) on August 23, 2003 for the incident of August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003; it covers 65 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $5.4 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3186-NY (also written FEMA-3186-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- New York
- Incident
- Other: Power Outage
- Incident period
- August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003
- Declared
- August 23, 2003
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 2
- Place in the year
- the third of 3 emergency declarations for New York in 2003
- Status
- closed out on March 3, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Allegany (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bronx (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Broome (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cattaraugus (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cayuga (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cayuga Nation (TDSA) | — | Yes | — |
| Chautauqua (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chemung (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chenango (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cortland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Delaware (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dutchess (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Erie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Essex (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Genesee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Herkimer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kings (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lewis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Livingston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nassau (County) | — | Yes | — |
| New York (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Niagara (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Oneida (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Oneida (East) Indian Reservation | — | Yes | — |
| Onondaga (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ontario (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orleans (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Oswego (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Otsego (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Queens (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rensselaer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Richmond (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rockland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Saratoga (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Schenectady (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Schoharie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Schuyler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Seneca (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Statewide | — | Yes | — |
| Steuben (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Suffolk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tioga (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tompkins (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ulster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Westchester (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wyoming (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Yates (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?
$5.4 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. 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/3186. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.