FEMAEM-3238-INEmergencyDeclared September 10, 2005
EM-3238-IN: Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Indiana (EM-3238-IN) on September 10, 2005 for the incident of August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005; it covers 92 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $2.1 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3238-IN (also written FEMA-3238-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Indiana
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
- Incident period
- August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005
- Declared
- September 10, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 emergency declarations for Indiana in 2005
- Status
- closed out on June 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Allen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bartholomew (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Benton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Blackford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Daviess (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeKalb (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dearborn (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Decatur (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Delaware (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dubois (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Elkhart (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fountain (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gibson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hendricks (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Huntington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jennings (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kosciusko (County) | — | Yes | — |
| LaGrange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| LaPorte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Miami (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Noble (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ohio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Owen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Parke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Porter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Posey (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ripley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rush (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Spencer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Joseph (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Starke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Steuben (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Switzerland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tippecanoe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tipton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Vanderburgh (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Vermillion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Vigo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wabash (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warrick (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wells (County) | — | Yes | — |
| White (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Whitley (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?
$2.1 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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3238. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.