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How many FEMA disaster declarations has Rice County, Minnesota had?

Rice County, Minnesota has had 14 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1965 through 2024 — 12 major disasters (DR), 2 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Flood (5), Severe Storm (3), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Rice County

Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Declared: June 28, 2024 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4797 Began: June 16, 2024 Ended: July 4, 2024
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Declared: April 7, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4531 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Emergency
COVID-19
Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3453 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Declared: November 2, 2016 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4290 Began: September 21, 2016 Ended: September 24, 2016
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Declared: July 21, 2014 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4182 Began: June 11, 2014 Ended: July 11, 2014
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Declared: July 6, 2012 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4069 Began: June 14, 2012 Ended: June 21, 2012
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Declared: October 13, 2010 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1941 Began: September 22, 2010 Ended: October 14, 2010
Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
Emergency
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Declared: September 13, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3242 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Declared: May 16, 2001 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1370 Began: March 23, 2001 Ended: July 3, 2001
Programs: Individual Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Declared: June 23, 1998 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 1225 Began: May 15, 1998 Ended: June 28, 1998
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
TORNADOES AND SEVERE STORMS
Declared: April 1, 1998 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 1212 Began: March 29, 1998 Ended: March 29, 1998
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance
Major Disaster
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Declared: June 11, 1993 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 993 Began: May 6, 1993 Ended: August 25, 1993
Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance
Major Disaster
ICE STORM
Declared: December 26, 1991 Incident: Severe Ice Storm Disaster #: 929 Began: October 31, 1991 Ended: November 29, 1991
Programs: Public Assistance
Major Disaster
FLOODING
Declared: April 11, 1965 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 188 Began: April 11, 1965 Ended: April 11, 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.