Luzerne County, Pennsylvania FEMA Disaster Declarations

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

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has had 23 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 2021 — 16 major disasters (DR), 7 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Hurricane (7), Flood (6), Severe Storm (5).

Declarations affecting Luzerne County

Major Disaster

REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA

Declared: September 10, 2021 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4618 Began: August 31, 2021 Ended: September 5, 2021

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

Major Disaster

TROPICAL STORM LEE

Declared: September 12, 2011 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4030 Began: September 3, 2011 Ended: October 15, 2011

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE

Declared: September 8, 2011 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 3340 Began: September 3, 2011 Ended: October 15, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HURRICANE IRENE

Declared: September 3, 2011 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4025 Began: August 26, 2011 Ended: August 30, 2011

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE IRENE

Declared: August 29, 2011 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3339 Began: August 26, 2011 Ended: September 14, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: February 23, 2007 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1684 Began: November 16, 2006 Ended: November 17, 2006

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: June 30, 2006 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1649 Began: June 23, 2006 Ended: July 10, 2006

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

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

Declared: April 14, 2005 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1587 Began: April 2, 2005 Ended: April 23, 2005

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, 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 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

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

Major Disaster

BLIZZARD OF 96

Declared: January 13, 1996 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 1085 Began: January 6, 1996 Ended: January 12, 1996

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORMS

Declared: March 10, 1994 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1015 Began: January 4, 1994 Ended: February 25, 1994

Programs: 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

HURRICANE GLORIA

Declared: October 8, 1985 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 745 Began: September 27, 1985 Ended: September 27, 1985

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Emergency

SNOWSTORMS

Declared: January 29, 1977 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3026 Began: January 29, 1977 Ended: January 29, 1977

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: October 20, 1976 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 523 Began: October 20, 1976 Ended: October 20, 1976

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING

Declared: September 26, 1975 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 485 Began: September 26, 1975 Ended: September 26, 1975

Programs: Individual Assistance, 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.