FEMAEM-3198-OHEmergencyDeclared January 11, 2005
EM-3198-OH: Ohio Snow
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Ohio (EM-3198-OH) on January 11, 2005 for the incident of December 22, 2004 to December 24, 2004; it covers 26 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $8.6 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3198-OH (also written FEMA-3198-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Ohio
- Incident
- Snowstorm: Snow
- Incident period
- December 22, 2004 to December 24, 2004
- Declared
- January 11, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 emergency declarations for Ohio in 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Champaign (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Darke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Delaware (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Erie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Huron (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Miami (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morrow (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Preble (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Richland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sandusky (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Seneca (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wyandot (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?
$8.6 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.
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/3198. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.