Puerto Rico FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Puerto Rico had?

Puerto Rico has had 6 federal disaster declarations in the last 5 years — 4 major disasters (DR), 2 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM) — affecting 78 counties. The most common incident types were Flood (2), Hurricane (2), Tropical Storm (1).

Declarations (6)

Major Disaster

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO

Declared: November 27, 2024 Incident: Tropical Storm Disaster #: 4850 Counties: 38

MaunaboViequesLas PiedrasCorozalArroyoLas Marias+32 more

Emergency

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO

Declared: August 13, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 3610 Counties: 78

AreciboBarranquitasCulebraQuebradillasOrocovisTrujillo Alto+72 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: July 23, 2024 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4805 Counties: 13

OrocovisLuquilloYaucoLas MariasAdjuntasSan Sebastian+7 more

Major Disaster

HURRICANE FIONA

Declared: September 21, 2022 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4671 Counties: 78

CamuyLas PiedrasMayaguezLaresCaguasSalinas+72 more

Emergency

TROPICAL STORM FIONA

Declared: September 18, 2022 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3583 Counties: 78

Toa AltaYaucoCabo RojoIsabelaYabucoaLuquillo+72 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

Declared: March 29, 2022 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4649 Counties: 5

Vega AltaCatanoVega BajaToa BajaDorado

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 September 28, 2026.