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Disaster declarations in Alaska

Every federal declaration for Alaska from 1953 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

95declarations 66major disasters 3emergencies 26fire declarations $1.32 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

All declarations

95 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Oct 30, 1953 DR-13-AK Severe Hardship Other statewideIAPAHM —
Nov 10, 1954 DR-31-AK Severe Hardship Other statewideIAPAHM —
Dec 22, 1955 DR-46-AK Severe Hardship Other statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 28, 1964 DR-168-AK Earthquake Earthquake statewideIAPAHM —
Aug 17, 1967 DR-230-AK Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPA —
Dec 19, 1969 DR-281-AK Heavy Rains & Landslide Severe Storm statewideIAPA —
Nov 7, 1973 DR-408-AK Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood statewideIAPA —
Jun 24, 1974 DR-444-AK Freeze in Spawning Areas of Red Salmon Freezing 1IA —
Nov 14, 1974 DR-452-AK Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPA —
Dec 18, 1975 DR-493-AK Fire & Freezing Fire statewideIAPA —
Oct 27, 1986 DR-781-AK Coastal Storm, High Winds & Waves Flood 1PA —
Oct 27, 1986 DR-782-AK Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Mar 11, 1988 DR-813-AK Fire Fire statewidePA —
May 10, 1989 DR-826-AK Severe Freezing Freezing 10PA —
Jun 10, 1989 DR-832-AK Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
May 30, 1991 DR-909-AK Heavy Snow, Ice Jams & Flooding Snowstorm 3PA —
Sep 13, 1994 DR-1039-AK Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 2IAPA —
Oct 13, 1995 DR-1072-AK Flooding Flood 4PA —
Jun 7, 1996 DR-1119-AK Wildland Fires Fire 1IAPA —
Feb 17, 2000 DR-1316-AK Severe Winter Storms and Avalanches Severe Storm 14PAHM $12.4 million
Jun 26, 2002 DR-1423-AK Flooding Flood 6IAPAHM $3.6 million
Nov 8, 2002 DR-1440-AK Earthquake Earthquake 6IHPIAPAHM $21.0 million
Dec 4, 2002 DR-1445-AK Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Coastal Erosion and Tidal Surge Severe Storm 2IHPIAPAHM $10.9 million
Apr 26, 2003 DR-1461-AK Severe Winter Storm, Including High Winds and Freezing Temperatures Severe Storm 3IHPIAPAHM $2.9 million
Nov 15, 2004 DR-1571-AK Severe Winter Storm, Tidal Surges and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $12.8 million
Mar 14, 2005 DR-1584-AK Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 1PAHM $2.9 million
Dec 9, 2005 DR-1618-AK Severe Fall Storm, Tidal Surges, and Flooding Severe Storm 4PAHM $1.6 million
Aug 4, 2006 DR-1657-AK Snow Melt and Ice Jam Flooding Flood 2PAHM $1.1 million
Oct 16, 2006 DR-1663-AK Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 3PAHM $10.4 million
Oct 27, 2006 DR-1666-AK Fire Fire 1PAHM $3.4 million
Dec 8, 2006 DR-1669-AK Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 3PAHM $10.3 million
Sep 26, 2008 DR-1796-AK Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 4PAHM $14.0 million
Jun 11, 2009 DR-1843-AK Flooding and Ice Jams Flood 4IHPPAHM $28.9 million
Dec 18, 2009 DR-1865-AK Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Rockslides Severe Storm 1PAHM $4.5 million
Jun 10, 2011 DR-1992-AK Ice Jam and Flooding Flood 1PAHM $2.1 million
Jun 26, 1970 FM-2001-AK Island Lake Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 11, 1971 FM-2004-AK Hog River Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 18, 1971 FM-2005-AK Delta Junction Fire Fire statewidePA —
May 24, 1973 FM-2006-AK Chugach Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jul 5, 1990 FM-2074-AK Tok River Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jul 3, 1991 FM-2078-AK Appel Mountain Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 5, 1996 FM-2180-AK Millers Reach #2 Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 30, 2001 FM-2365-AK Ak - Red Fox Fire - 06/30/01 Fire statewidePA —
Jul 1, 2004 FM-2525-AK Boundary Fire Fire 1PA $13.8 million
Aug 10, 2004 FM-2542-AK Ak-Bolgen Creek Fire-08-10-2004 Fire 1PA $6.0 million
Sep 1, 2004 FM-2551-AK Ak-Taylor Complex Fire-09-01-2004 Fire statewidePA $5.3 million
Jun 8, 2006 FM-2641-AK Parks Highway (Tamarack) Fire Fire 1PA $4.7 million
Jun 22, 2007 FM-2699-AK Caribou Hills Fire Fire 1PA $3.5 million
May 14, 2009 FM-2820-AK Mile 17 East End Road Fire Fire 1PA $1.6 million
May 22, 2011 FM-2909-AK Moose Mountain Fire Fire 1PA $3.1 million
Sep 14, 1974 EM-3003-AK Power Failure Other statewidePA —
Nov 30, 2018 EM-3410-AK Earthquake Earthquake 3PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3446-AK COVID-19 Biological 28PA —
Dec 22, 2011 DR-4050-AK Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4PAHM $4.9 million
Feb 2, 2012 DR-4054-AK Severe Storm Severe Storm 1PAHM $1.5 million
Nov 27, 2012 DR-4094-AK Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 5PAHM $27.3 million
Jun 25, 2013 DR-4122-AK Flooding Flood 3IHPPAHM $40.9 million
Jan 16, 2014 DR-4161-AK Flooding Flood 1PAHM $2.1 million
Jan 23, 2014 DR-4162-AK Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 3PAHM $31.2 million
Oct 30, 2015 DR-4244-AK Severe Storm Coastal Storm 1PAHM $1.9 million
Feb 17, 2016 DR-4257-AK Severe Storm Severe Storm 1PAHM $11.6 million
Dec 20, 2017 DR-4351-AK Severe Storm Severe Storm 1PAHM $1.8 million
Jun 8, 2018 DR-4369-AK Severe Storm Coastal Storm 1PAHM $3.9 million
Sep 5, 2018 DR-4391-AK Flooding Flood 1PAHM —
Jan 31, 2019 DR-4413-AK Earthquake Earthquake 3IHPPAHM $228.7 million
Apr 9, 2020 DR-4533-AK COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 32IHPPAHM $475.9 million
Feb 17, 2021 DR-4585-AK Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Mud/Landslide 5PAHM $40.1 million
Jan 15, 2022 DR-4638-AK Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 1PAHM $4.3 million
Mar 14, 2022 DR-4646-AK Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 1PAHM $6.5 million
Mar 24, 2022 DR-4648-AK Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 3PAHM $3.4 million
Jul 26, 2022 DR-4661-AK Landslide Mud/Landslide 1PAHM $1.2 million
Aug 26, 2022 DR-4667-AK Flooding Flood 2PAHM $1.8 million
Sep 23, 2022 DR-4672-AK Severe Storm, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 4IHPPAHM $99.3 million
Aug 23, 2023 DR-4730-AK Flooding Flood 5IHPPAHM $23.1 million
Mar 15, 2024 DR-4763-AK Severe Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides Mud/Landslide tribalIHPPAHM $76,980
Apr 6, 2024 DR-4767-AK Severe Storm, Flooding, and Landslides Mud/Landslide 3PAHM $2.4 million
Oct 16, 2024 DR-4836-AK Flooding Flood 1IHPPAHM $4.8 million
Nov 13, 2024 DR-4846-AK Landslides Mud/Landslide 1PAHM $1.8 million
Jan 1, 2025 DR-4853-AK Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm tribalPAHM $470,882
Jan 10, 2025 DR-4857-AK Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm tribalPAHM $995,471
Jan 15, 2025 DR-4859-AK Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 2PAHM $2.2 million
Oct 22, 2025 DR-4893-AK Severe Storms, Flooding, and Remnants of Typhoon Halong Flood 6IHPPA $77.9 million
Apr 7, 2026 DR-4904-AK Severe Storm Winter Storm 1PA $28,601
May 29, 2026 DR-4912-AK Severe Storms, Flooding, and Remnants of Typhoon Halong Flood tribalPA —
Jun 15, 2015 FM-5084-AK Sockeye Fire Fire 1PAHM $6.2 million
Jun 16, 2015 FM-5085-AK Card Street Fire Fire 1PAHM $521,457
Jun 28, 2019 FM-5282-AK Shovel Creek Fire Fire 1PAHM $19.7 million
Aug 20, 2019 FM-5287-AK McKinley Fire Fire 1PAHM $9.3 million
Aug 22, 2019 FM-5290-AK Deshka Landing Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.9 million
Jun 26, 2022 FM-5442-AK Clear Fire Fire 2PAHM $191,327
Aug 3, 2023 FM-5473-AK Lost Horse Creek Fire Fire 1PAHM $114,957
Jun 23, 2025 FM-5595-AK Bear Creek Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jun 23, 2025 FM-5596-AK Himalaya Road Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jul 6, 2025 FM-5597-AK Nenana Ridge Complex Fire 2PAHM —
Aug 18, 2026 FM-5672-AK Mukluk Fire Fire 1PA —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.