FEMAEM-3223-UTEmergencyDeclared September 5, 2005
EM-3223-UT: Utah Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Utah (EM-3223-UT) on September 5, 2005 for the incident of August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005; it covers 29 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $2.2 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3223-UT (also written FEMA-3223-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Utah
- Incident
- Coastal Storm: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
- Incident period
- August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005
- Declared
- September 5, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Utah in 2005
- Status
- closed out on June 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Box Elder (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cache (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carbon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Daggett (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Davis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Duchesne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Emery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Garfield (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grand (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Iron (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Juab (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kane (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Millard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Piute (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rich (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Salt Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Juan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sanpete (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sevier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Summit (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tooele (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Uintah (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Utah (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wasatch (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Weber (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?
$2.2 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/3223. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.