Houghton County, Michigan FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Houghton County, Michigan had?

Houghton County, Michigan has had 9 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1977 through 2020 — 5 major disasters (DR), 4 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Flood (3), Biological (2), Hurricane (1).

Declarations affecting Houghton County

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 27, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4494 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3455 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: August 2, 2018 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4381 Began: June 16, 2018 Ended: June 18, 2018

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

FLOODING

Declared: June 18, 2013 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4121 Began: April 16, 2013 Ended: May 14, 2013

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 7, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3225 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

FLOODING

Declared: May 6, 2002 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1413 Began: April 10, 2002 Ended: May 9, 2002

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE DEEP FREEZE

Declared: May 10, 1994 Incident: Freezing Disaster #: 1028 Began: January 10, 1994 Ended: June 10, 1994

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS

Declared: January 27, 1978 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3057 Began: January 27, 1978 Ended: January 27, 1978

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

DROUGHT

Declared: March 2, 1977 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 3035 Began: March 2, 1977 Ended: March 2, 1977

Programs: 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.