FEMAEM-3297-NHEmergencyDeclared December 13, 2008
EM-3297-NH: New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm
FEMA made an emergency declaration for New Hampshire (EM-3297-NH) on December 13, 2008 for the incident of December 11, 2008 to December 23, 2008; it covers 10 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3297-NH (also written FEMA-3297-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- New Hampshire
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Winter Storm
- Incident period
- December 11, 2008 to December 23, 2008
- Declared
- December 13, 2008
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 1
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for New Hampshire in 2008
- Status
- closed out on April 13, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cheshire (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Coos (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grafton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hillsborough (County)(in (P)MSA 4560,4760,5350) | — | Yes | — |
| Merrimack (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rockingham (County)(in (P)MSA 4160,4760,6450) | — | Yes | — |
| Strafford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
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/3297. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.