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New Castle County, Delaware FEMA Disaster Declarations — 17 Federal Declarations

1965–2021 · 11 DR · 6 EM · 0 FM · Last update: October 24, 2021

How many FEMA disaster declarations has New Castle County, Delaware had?

New Castle County, Delaware has had 17 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1965 through 2021 — 11 major disasters (DR), 6 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Hurricane (9), Snowstorm (4), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting New Castle County

Major Disaster
REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA
Declared: October 24, 2021 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4627 Began: September 1, 2021 Ended: September 7, 2021
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS
Declared: October 2, 2020 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4566 Began: August 4, 2020 Ended: August 7, 2020
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Declared: April 5, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4526 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 #: 3449 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
HURRICANE SANDY
Declared: November 16, 2012 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4090 Began: October 27, 2012 Ended: November 8, 2012
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Emergency
HURRICANE SANDY
Declared: October 29, 2012 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3357 Began: October 27, 2012 Ended: November 8, 2012
Programs: Public Assistance
Emergency
HURRICANE IRENE
Declared: August 28, 2011 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3336 Began: August 26, 2011 Ended: August 31, 2011
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMS
Declared: March 31, 2010 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 1896 Began: February 5, 2010 Ended: February 11, 2010
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Emergency
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Declared: September 30, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3263 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING FROM THE REMNANTS OF
Declared: November 15, 2004 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1572 Began: September 28, 2004 Ended: October 2, 2004
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
TROPICAL STORM HENRI
Declared: September 23, 2003 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 1495 Began: September 15, 2003 Ended: September 15, 2003
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
HURRICANE ISABEL
Declared: September 20, 2003 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 1494 Began: September 18, 2003 Ended: September 29, 2003
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Emergency
SNOW
Declared: March 20, 2003 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3183 Began: February 14, 2003 Ended: February 19, 2003
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
HURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS
Declared: September 21, 1999 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 1297 Began: September 15, 1999 Ended: September 17, 1999
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
BLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)
Declared: January 12, 1996 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 1082 Began: January 6, 1996 Ended: January 12, 1996
Programs: Public Assistance
Emergency
SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM
Declared: March 18, 1993 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3111 Began: March 13, 1993 Ended: March 17, 1993
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
WATER SHORTAGE
Declared: August 18, 1965 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 207 Began: August 18, 1965 Ended: August 18, 1965
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.