New York FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has New York had?

New York has had 11 federal disaster declarations in the last 5 years — 7 major disasters (DR), 3 emergencies (EM), and 1 fire-management declaration (FM) — affecting 31 counties. The most common incident types were Severe Storm (3), Tropical Storm (2), Flood (2).

Declarations (11)

Fire Mgmt

JENNINGS CREEK FIRE

Declared: November 15, 2024 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5547 Counties: 1

Orange

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

Declared: October 21, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4839 Counties: 3

OswegoLewisSuffolk

Major Disaster

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY

Declared: September 24, 2024 Incident: Tropical Storm Disaster #: 4825 Counties: 11

EssexAlleganyYatesSteubenJeffersonSt. Lawrence+5 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

Declared: September 20, 2024 Incident: Tropical Storm Disaster #: 4818 Counties: 0

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Declared: August 29, 2024 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4814 Counties: 5

HamiltonCortlandEssexSt. LawrenceLewis

Emergency

SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

Declared: August 25, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 3613 Counties: 1

Suffolk

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

Declared: January 30, 2024 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4755 Counties: 3

NassauWestchesterKings

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: July 22, 2023 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4723 Counties: 9

ClintonDutchessHamiltonOrangeOntarioFranklin+3 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM

Declared: March 15, 2023 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 4694 Counties: 5

St. LawrenceGeneseeNiagaraSuffolkErie

Emergency

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Declared: December 26, 2022 Incident: Winter Storm Disaster #: 3590 Counties: 2

ErieGenesee

Emergency

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM

Declared: November 20, 2022 Incident: Winter Storm Disaster #: 3589 Counties: 11

WyomingNiagaraCattaraugusLewisGeneseeJefferson+5 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 November 13, 2026.