Fayette County, Illinois FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Fayette County, Illinois had?

Fayette County, Illinois has had 8 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 2002 through 2021 — 5 major disasters (DR), 3 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Tornado (3), Biological (2), Snowstorm (1).

Declarations affecting Fayette County

Emergency

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

Declared: December 13, 2021 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 3577 Began: December 10, 2021 Ended: December 10, 2021

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 26, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4489 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3435 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

Declared: November 26, 2013 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 4157 Began: November 17, 2013 Ended: November 17, 2013

Programs: Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM

Declared: March 17, 2011 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 1960 Began: January 31, 2011 Ended: February 3, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Declared: February 9, 2007 Incident: Severe Ice Storm Disaster #: 1681 Began: November 30, 2006 Ended: December 1, 2006

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 7, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3230 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING

Declared: May 21, 2002 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 1416 Began: April 21, 2002 Ended: May 23, 2002

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.