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Emergency
EM-3261-TX: Hurricane Rita
Emergency declaration for Texas, declared 09/21/2005 for a hurricane. Covers 255 designated areas.
Not an official notice. Follow FEMA and local authorities. In an emergency, call 911.
- Declared
- 09/21/2005
- Incident began
- 09/20/2005
- Incident ended
- 10/14/2005
- Areas
- Statewide
Programs approved
Which kinds of FEMA aid this declaration opened
- Individuals & HouseholdsNot approved for this declaration
- 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
IH: Individuals and Households. IA: Individual Assistance. PA: Public Assistance. HM: Hazard Mitigation.
Declaration details
- FEMA number
- EM-3261-TX
- Type
- Emergency
- Incident type
- Hurricane
- Title
- Hurricane Rita
- Closed out
- 08/12/2013
An emergency declaration supports specific actions to protect lives and property, such as evacuations, shelters and debris removal, often before or right after an event.
FEMA page for EM-3261-TXSource: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/27/2026
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