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Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska FEMA Disaster Declarations — 7 Federal Declarations

1994–2025 · 6 DR · 1 EM · 0 FM · Last update: October 22, 2025

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska had?

Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska has had 7 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1994 through 2025 — 6 major disasters (DR), 1 emergency (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Severe Storm (4), Biological (2), Flood (1).

Declarations affecting Northwest Arctic Borough

Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND REMNANTS OF TYPHOON HALONG
Declared: October 22, 2025 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4893 Began: October 8, 2025 Ended: October 13, 2025
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Declared: January 15, 2025 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4859 Began: October 20, 2024 Ended: October 23, 2024
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Declared: April 9, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4533 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Emergency
COVID-19
Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3446 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE FALL STORM, TIDAL SURGES, AND FLOODING
Declared: December 9, 2005 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1618 Began: September 22, 2005 Ended: September 26, 2005
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
SEVERE WINTER STORM, TIDAL SURGES AND FLOODING
Declared: November 15, 2004 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1571 Began: October 18, 2004 Ended: October 24, 2004
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Declared: September 13, 1994 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1039 Began: August 8, 1994 Ended: September 15, 1994
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance
About this data. Federal disaster declarations unlock specific recovery programs at the county level. Public Assistance funds rebuilding of public infrastructure (roads, utilities, schools); Individual Assistance provides grants and SBA loans to households and businesses; Hazard Mitigation funds long-term risk reduction. Apply via disasterassistance.gov when a declaration is active for your area. Source: OpenFEMA API.