FEMAEM-3356-PAEmergencyDeclared October 29, 2012
EM-3356-PA: Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Pennsylvania (EM-3356-PA) on October 29, 2012 for the incident of October 26, 2012 to November 8, 2012; it covers 68 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3356-PA (also written FEMA-3356-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Sandy
- Incident period
- October 26, 2012 to November 8, 2012
- Declared
- October 29, 2012
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 3
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Pennsylvania in 2012
- Status
- closed out on July 16, 2015
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 | — |
| Allegheny (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Armstrong (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Beaver (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bedford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Berks (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Blair (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bradford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bucks (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cambria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cameron (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carbon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Centre (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chester (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clarion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clearfield (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dauphin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Delaware (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Elk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Erie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Forest (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Huntingdon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Indiana (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Juniata (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lackawanna (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lancaster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lebanon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lehigh (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Luzerne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lycoming (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McKean (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mercer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mifflin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montour (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Northampton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Northumberland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Philadelphia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Potter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Schuylkill (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Snyder (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Somerset (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Statewide | — | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Susquehanna (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tioga (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Venango (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Westmoreland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wyoming (County) | — | Yes | — |
| York (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/3356. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.