Dickinson County has seen at least sixteen federally declared disasters since 1965 for everything from flooding and severe summer storms to blizzards and ice storms. Of the sixteen known declarations, ten have occurred since 2000. The most common type of assistance under a Major Disaster Declaration is Public Assistance which is Assistance to State, Tribal, and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.

When there is significant and numerous damages to private properties, FEMA may open up federal Individual Assistance to persons who were affected by the disaster. This may include Individuals and Households Program, Crisis Counseling Program, Disaster Case Management, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Disaster Legal Services, and Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

You can learn more about the Disaster Declaration Process on the FEMA website.

Note: Some of the disaster declarations listed on FEMA's website don't state which counties were included, so we have no way of knowing if Dickinson County was included or not. The county has likely been involved in more declarations that what is listed here.