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Alaska: Federal Disaster Declarations
Alaska has recorded 47 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 2 emergency declarations and 19 fire management declarations, 68 in all. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #7 nationally by major disasters.
Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 25, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
Past 12 months
Recent declarations and aid so far
Alaska has had 3 federal declarations in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported to date and grow as recovery continues. All of them fall in complete fiscal years and are counted in the totals above.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM-5672-AKFire management · Fire | Aug 18, 2026 | Not applicable | Not applicable | None reported yet |
| DR-4912-AKMajor disaster · Flood | May 29, 2026Incident period Oct 8 to 13, 2025 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
| DR-4904-AKMajor disaster · Winter Storm | Apr 7, 2026Incident period Dec 6 to 9, 2025 | None reported | None reported | $29K |
Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile.
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$1B has been obligated to Alaska in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$554M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $471M, or 46% of the total, was COVID-19, which every state and county in the country received.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out. Totals are summed from funded localities, so a declaration administered entirely at state level may not appear here.
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 23
- Fire 20
- Flood 12
- Mud/Landslide 5
- Earthquake 3
- Biological 2
- Coastal Storm 2
- Winter Storm 1
All declarations on record
Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.
Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every state and county has one from COVID-19.
Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 68 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | FM-5672-AK | FM | Fire | Mukluk Fire |
| May 29, 2026 | DR-4912-AK | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Remnants Of Typhoon Halong |
| Apr 7, 2026 | DR-4904-AK | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Storm |
| Oct 22, 2025 | DR-4893-AK | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Remnants Of Typhoon Halong |
| Jul 6, 2025 | FM-5597-AK | FM | Fire | Nenana Ridge Complex |
| Jun 23, 2025 | FM-5595-AK | FM | Fire | Bear Creek Fire |
| Jun 23, 2025 | FM-5596-AK | FM | Fire | Himalaya Road Fire |
| Jan 15, 2025 | DR-4859-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jan 10, 2025 | DR-4857-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jan 1, 2025 | DR-4853-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Nov 13, 2024 | DR-4846-AK | DR | Mud/Landslide | Landslides |
| Oct 16, 2024 | DR-4836-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Apr 6, 2024 | DR-4767-AK | DR | Mud/Landslide | Severe Storm, Flooding, And Landslides |
| Mar 15, 2024 | DR-4763-AK | DR | Mud/Landslide | Severe Storm, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Aug 23, 2023 | DR-4730-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Aug 3, 2023 | FM-5473-AK | FM | Fire | Lost Horse Creek Fire |
| Sep 23, 2022 | DR-4672-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Flooding, And Landslides |
| Aug 26, 2022 | DR-4667-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jul 26, 2022 | DR-4661-AK | DR | Mud/Landslide | Landslide |
| Jun 26, 2022 | FM-5442-AK | FM | Fire | Clear Fire |
| Mar 24, 2022 | DR-4648-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds |
| Mar 14, 2022 | DR-4646-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds |
| Jan 15, 2022 | DR-4638-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Feb 17, 2021 | DR-4585-AK | DR | Mud/Landslide | Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Apr 9, 2020 | DR-4533-AK | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3446-AK | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 22, 2019 | FM-5290-AK | FM | Fire | Deshka Landing Fire |
| Aug 20, 2019 | FM-5287-AK | FM | Fire | Mckinley Fire |
| Jun 28, 2019 | FM-5282-AK | FM | Fire | Shovel Creek Fire |
| Jan 31, 2019 | DR-4413-AK | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| Nov 30, 2018 | EM-3410-AK | EM | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| Sep 5, 2018 | DR-4391-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jun 8, 2018 | DR-4369-AK | DR | Coastal Storm | Severe Storm |
| Dec 20, 2017 | DR-4351-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm |
| Feb 17, 2016 | DR-4257-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm |
| Oct 30, 2015 | DR-4244-AK | DR | Coastal Storm | Severe Storm |
| Jun 16, 2015 | FM-5085-AK | FM | Fire | Card Street Fire |
| Jun 15, 2015 | FM-5084-AK | FM | Fire | Sockeye Fire |
| Jan 23, 2014 | DR-4162-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Jan 16, 2014 | DR-4161-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jun 25, 2013 | DR-4122-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Nov 27, 2012 | DR-4094-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides |
| Feb 2, 2012 | DR-4054-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm |
| Dec 22, 2011 | DR-4050-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 10, 2011 | DR-1992-AK | DR | Flood | Ice Jam And Flooding |
| May 22, 2011 | FM-2909-AK | FM | Fire | Moose Mountain Fire |
| Dec 18, 2009 | DR-1865-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Rockslides |
| Jun 11, 2009 | DR-1843-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding And Ice Jams |
| May 14, 2009 | FM-2820-AK | FM | Fire | Mile 17 East End Road Fire |
| Sep 26, 2008 | DR-1796-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jun 22, 2007 | FM-2699-AK | FM | Fire | Caribou Hills Fire |
| Dec 8, 2006 | DR-1669-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Oct 27, 2006 | DR-1666-AK | DR | Fire | Fire |
| Oct 16, 2006 | DR-1663-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Aug 4, 2006 | DR-1657-AK | DR | Flood | Snow Melt And Ice Jam Flooding |
| Jun 8, 2006 | FM-2641-AK | FM | Fire | Parks Highway (Tamarack) Fire |
| Dec 9, 2005 | DR-1618-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Fall Storm, Tidal Surges, And Flooding |
| Mar 14, 2005 | DR-1584-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Nov 15, 2004 | DR-1571-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Tidal Surges And Flooding |
| Sep 1, 2004 | FM-2551-AK | FM | Fire | Ak-Taylor Complex Fire-09-01-2004 |
| Aug 10, 2004 | FM-2542-AK | FM | Fire | Ak-Bolgen Creek Fire-08-10-2004 |
| Jul 1, 2004 | FM-2525-AK | FM | Fire | Boundary Fire |
| Apr 26, 2003 | DR-1461-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Including High Winds And Freezing Temperatures |
| Dec 4, 2002 | DR-1445-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Coastal Erosion And Tidal Surge |
| Nov 8, 2002 | DR-1440-AK | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| Jun 26, 2002 | DR-1423-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jun 30, 2001 | FM-2365-AK | FM | Fire | Ak - Red Fox Fire - 06/30/01 |
| Feb 17, 2000 | DR-1316-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Avalanches |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Alaska, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved figures are those FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Self-reported, drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, and present only where Individual Assistance was designated.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $49M |
| Rental assistance | $12M |
| Other needs | $60M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Alaska to reduce future disaster losses, by program. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) | 192 | $49M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 2 | $8M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 42 | $7M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 13 | $1M |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 3 | $423K |
| Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) | 1 | $113K |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 14 declaration requests from Alaska since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 17.1%. This is the President denying a governor or tribal leader's request for a declaration, tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations, and is not the same thing as an individual being denied assistance under an approved declaration.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | Major Disaster | Winter Storm |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Major Disaster | Fire |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Major Disaster | Fire |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Major Disaster | Fire |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Major Disaster | Other |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Major Disaster | Dam/Levee Break |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Emergency | Other |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Major Disaster | Fire |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Nov 25, 2019 | Major Disaster | Fire |
Declarations not attributed to a specific locality
7 declarations in Alaska applied statewide, or to areas FEMA did not tie to a single county or equivalent, such as wildfire management zones. They are included in the state totals above but do not appear on any individual jurisdiction page.
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2022 | DR-4672-AK | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Flooding, And Landslides |
| Aug 26, 2022 | DR-4667-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jun 25, 2013 | DR-4122-AK | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Oct 27, 2006 | DR-1666-AK | DR | Fire | Fire |
| Aug 4, 2006 | DR-1657-AK | DR | Flood | Snow Melt And Ice Jam Flooding |
| Jun 8, 2006 | FM-2641-AK | FM | Fire | Parks Highway (Tamarack) Fire |
| Aug 10, 2004 | FM-2542-AK | FM | Fire | Ak-Bolgen Creek Fire-08-10-2004 |
How these numbers are built
Every figure is drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA datasets: the Disaster Declarations Summaries for declarations and the Declaration Denials dataset for turndowns, rebuilt automatically each week. A "declaration" is one unique combination of declaration type (DR / EM / FM), disaster number, and state, so a single disaster affecting five states counts as five declarations. Years are federal fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Totals, ranks, and rates on this page cover complete fiscal years only. Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in each state's declaration tables and its recent-declarations panel, but are not counted in any total until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.