Elk County, Pennsylvania FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Elk County, Pennsylvania had?

Elk County, Pennsylvania has had 10 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1972 through 2024 — 6 major disasters (DR), 4 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Hurricane (3), Biological (2), Flood (2).

Declarations affecting Elk County

Major Disaster

TROPICAL STORM DEBBY

Declared: September 11, 2024 Incident: Tropical Storm Disaster #: 4815 Began: August 9, 2024 Ended: August 10, 2024

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 30, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4506 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3441 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE SANDY

Declared: October 29, 2012 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3356 Began: October 26, 2012 Ended: November 8, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA

Declared: September 10, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3235 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES

Declared: September 19, 2004 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1555 Began: September 8, 2004 Ended: September 9, 2004

Programs: Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

Declared: September 19, 2004 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 1557 Began: September 17, 2004 Ended: October 1, 2004

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: January 21, 1996 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1093 Began: January 19, 1996 Ended: February 1, 1996

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Emergency

SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM

Declared: March 16, 1993 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3105 Began: March 13, 1993 Ended: March 17, 1993

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

TROPICAL STORM AGNES

Declared: June 23, 1972 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 340 Began: June 23, 1972 Ended: June 23, 1972

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.