Washington County, New York FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Washington County, New York had?

Washington County, New York has had 16 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1976 through 2020 — 9 major disasters (DR), 7 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Hurricane (3), Severe Storm (3), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Washington County

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 20, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4480 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3434 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE SANDY

Declared: October 28, 2012 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3351 Began: October 27, 2012 Ended: November 8, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HURRICANE IRENE

Declared: August 31, 2011 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4020 Began: August 26, 2011 Ended: September 5, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Declared: March 4, 2009 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1827 Began: December 11, 2008 Ended: December 31, 2008

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Declared: December 18, 2008 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 3299 Began: December 11, 2008 Ended: December 31, 2008

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 30, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3262 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: August 3, 2004 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1534 Began: May 13, 2004 Ended: June 17, 2004

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

POWER OUTAGE

Declared: August 23, 2003 Incident: Other Disaster #: 3186 Began: August 14, 2003 Ended: August 16, 2003

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

EARTHQUAKE

Declared: May 16, 2002 Incident: Earthquake Disaster #: 1415 Began: April 20, 2002 Ended: April 20, 2002

Programs: Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS

Declared: September 11, 2001 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 1391 Began: September 11, 2001 Ended: September 11, 2001

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

WEST NILE VIRUS

Declared: October 11, 2000 Incident: Other Disaster #: 3155 Began: May 22, 2000 Ended: November 1, 2000

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: January 24, 1996 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1095 Began: January 19, 1996 Ended: January 30, 1996

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

SEVERE BLIZZARD

Declared: March 17, 1993 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3107 Began: March 13, 1993 Ended: March 17, 1993

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Declared: November 10, 1987 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 801 Began: October 4, 1987 Ended: October 4, 1987

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: July 21, 1976 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 515 Began: July 21, 1976 Ended: July 21, 1976

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.