New Jersey FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has New Jersey had?

New Jersey has had 4 federal disaster declarations in the last 5 years — 2 major disasters (DR), 1 emergency (EM), and 1 fire-management declaration (FM) — affecting 21 counties. The most common incident types were Hurricane (2), Fire (1), Severe Storm (1).

Declarations (4)

Fire Mgmt

JONES ROAD FIRE

Declared: April 24, 2025 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5581 Counties: 1

Ocean

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

Declared: August 11, 2023 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4725 Counties: 1

Warren

Major Disaster

REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA

Declared: September 5, 2021 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4614 Counties: 21

Burlington Camden Cape May Cumberland Monmouth Ocean+15 more

Emergency

REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA

Declared: September 2, 2021 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3573 Counties: 21

Atlantic Bergen Burlington Camden Cape May Cumberland+15 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.