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Major disaster

DR-438-IL: Severe Storms & Flooding

Major disaster declaration for Illinois, declared 06/10/1974 for a flood. Covers 46 designated areas.

Not an official notice. Follow FEMA and local authorities. In an emergency, call 911.

Declared
06/10/1974
Incident began
06/10/1974
Incident ended
06/10/1974
Areas
46

Programs approved

Which kinds of FEMA aid this declaration opened

  • Individuals & HouseholdsNot approved for this declaration
  • Individual AssistanceAid for people and families in older declarations
  • Public AssistanceFunds to repair public infrastructure such as roads, schools and utilities
  • Hazard MitigationNot approved for this declaration

Designated areas

Counties, parishes, tribal areas or statewide

AreaAddedPrograms
Adams County06/10/1974IAPA
Alexander County06/10/1974IAPA
Brown County06/10/1974IAPA
Bureau County06/10/1974IAPA
Calhoun County06/10/1974IAPA
Carroll County06/10/1974IAPA
Cass County06/10/1974IAPA
Clark County06/10/1974IAPA
Coles County06/10/1974IAPA
Cumberland County06/10/1974IAPA
DeKalb County06/10/1974IAPA
DuPage County06/10/1974IAPA
Edgar County06/10/1974IAPA
Fulton County06/10/1974IAPA
Grundy County06/10/1974IAPA
Hancock County06/10/1974IAPA
Henderson County06/10/1974IAPA
Henry County06/10/1974IAPA
Jersey County06/10/1974IAPA
Jo Daviess County06/10/1974IAPA
Kane County06/10/1974IAPA
Kendall County06/10/1974IAPA
Knox County06/10/1974IAPA
LaSalle County06/10/1974IAPA
Lee County06/10/1974IAPA
Livingston County06/10/1974IAPA
Logan County06/10/1974IAPA
Macon County06/10/1974IAPA
Marshall County06/10/1974IAPA
Mason County06/10/1974IAPA
McHenry County06/10/1974IAPA
Mercer County06/10/1974IAPA
Monroe County06/10/1974IAPA
Ogle County06/10/1974IAPA
Peoria County06/10/1974IAPA
Pike County06/10/1974IAPA
Randolph County06/10/1974IAPA
Rock Island County06/10/1974IAPA
Sangamon County06/10/1974IAPA
Schuyler County06/10/1974IAPA
Stephenson County06/10/1974IAPA
Tazewell County06/10/1974IAPA
Whiteside County06/10/1974IAPA
Will County06/10/1974IAPA
Winnebago County06/10/1974IAPA
Woodford County06/10/1974IAPA

IH: Individuals and Households. IA: Individual Assistance. PA: Public Assistance. HM: Hazard Mitigation.

Declaration details

FEMA number
DR-438-IL
Type
Major disaster
Incident type
Flood
Title
Severe Storms & Flooding
Closed out
09/18/1980

The President declares a major disaster when damage is beyond what state and local governments can handle. It can open individual aid for households and public assistance for repairs.

FEMA page for DR-438-IL

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/17/2026