FEMAEM-3187-OHEmergencyDeclared September 23, 2003
EM-3187-OH: Ohio Power Outage
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Ohio (EM-3187-OH) on September 23, 2003 for the incident of August 14, 2003 to August 17, 2003; it covers 13 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $1.6 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3187-OH (also written FEMA-3187-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Ohio
- Incident
- Other: Power Outage
- Incident period
- August 14, 2003 to August 17, 2003
- Declared
- September 23, 2003
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Ohio in 2003
- Status
- closed out on September 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ashtabula (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cuyahoga (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Erie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Geauga (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Huron (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lorain (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lucas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Portage (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Summit (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Trumbull (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?
$1.6 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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3187. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.