Connecticut FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Connecticut had?

Connecticut has had 6 federal disaster declarations in the last 5 years — 2 major disasters (DR), 3 emergencies (EM), and 1 fire-management declaration (FM) — affecting 9 counties. The most common incident types were Severe Storm (3), Hurricane (2), Fire (1).

Declarations (6)

Fire Mgmt

HAWTHORNE FIRE

Declared: October 24, 2024 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5542 Counties: 2

New Haven Hartford

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: September 20, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4820 Counties: 3

New Haven Litchfield Fairfield

Emergency

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: August 21, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 3612 Counties: 3

Litchfield Fairfield New Haven

Emergency

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND A POTENTIAL DAM BREACH

Declared: January 13, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 3604 Counties: 2

Mohegan Trust Lands New London

Major Disaster

REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA

Declared: October 30, 2021 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4629 Counties: 6

Litchfield Middlesex Mohegan Trust Lands New Haven New London Fairfield

Emergency

HURRICANE HENRI

Declared: August 22, 2021 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3564 Counties: 9

Windham Tolland New London New Haven Middlesex Litchfield+3 more

About this data. Federal disaster declarations are issued by the President under the Stafford Act. Each declaration unlocks federal funding for recovery — typically Public Assistance (rebuilding government infrastructure), Individual Assistance (grants and SBA loans for households), and Hazard Mitigation programs. See OpenFEMA for full documentation. Page rendered August 13, 2026.