FEMAEM-3215-AREmergencyDeclared September 2, 2005
EM-3215-AR: Arkansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Arkansas (EM-3215-AR) on September 2, 2005 for the incident of August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005; it covers 75 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $45.1 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3215-AR (also written FEMA-3215-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Arkansas
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
- Incident period
- August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005
- Declared
- September 2, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Arkansas in 2005
- Status
- closed out on February 7, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ashley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Baxter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Benton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bradley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chicot (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cleburne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cleveland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Conway (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Craighead (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crittenden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cross (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Desha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Drew (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Faulkner (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Garland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hempstead (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hot Spring (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Independence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Izard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Little River (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lonoke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Miller (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mississippi (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nevada (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ouachita (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Phillips (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Poinsett (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pope (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Prairie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Searcy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sebastian (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sevier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sharp (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Francis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Van Buren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| White (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Woodruff (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Yell (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?
$45.1 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/3215. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.