FEMAEM-3188-NJEmergencyDeclared September 23, 2003
EM-3188-NJ: New Jersey Power Outage
FEMA made an emergency declaration for New Jersey (EM-3188-NJ) on September 23, 2003 for the incident of August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003; it covers 5 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $1.5 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3188-NJ (also written FEMA-3188-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- New Jersey
- Incident
- Other: Power Outage
- Incident period
- August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003
- Declared
- September 23, 2003
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 2
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 emergency declarations for New Jersey in 2003
- Status
- closed out on November 5, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Essex (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hudson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Passaic (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (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?
$1.5 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/3188. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.