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Alaska: Federal Disaster Declarations

Alaska has recorded 64 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 44 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 18 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #15 nationally by total declarations.

64
Declarations since FY2000
44
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
18
Fire management (FM)
13
Requests denied
16.9%
Denial rate
#15
National rank by declarations
57.5
Avg days to a decision

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Most common hazards

All declarations on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 64 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 6, 2025FM-5597-AKFMFireNenana Ridge Complex
Jun 23, 2025FM-5595-AKFMFireBear Creek Fire
Jun 23, 2025FM-5596-AKFMFireHimalaya Road Fire
Jan 15, 2025DR-4859-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm And Flooding
Jan 10, 2025DR-4857-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm And Flooding
Jan 1, 2025DR-4853-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm And Flooding
Nov 13, 2024DR-4846-AKDRMud/LandslideLandslides
Oct 16, 2024DR-4836-AKDRFloodFlooding
Apr 6, 2024DR-4767-AKDRMud/LandslideSevere Storm, Flooding, And Landslides
Mar 15, 2024DR-4763-AKDRMud/LandslideSevere Storm, Landslides, And Mudslides
Aug 23, 2023DR-4730-AKDRFloodFlooding
Aug 3, 2023FM-5473-AKFMFireLost Horse Creek Fire
Sep 23, 2022DR-4672-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm, Flooding, And Landslides
Aug 26, 2022DR-4667-AKDRFloodFlooding
Jul 26, 2022DR-4661-AKDRMud/LandslideLandslide
Jun 26, 2022FM-5442-AKFMFireClear Fire
Mar 24, 2022DR-4648-AKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds
Mar 14, 2022DR-4646-AKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds
Jan 15, 2022DR-4638-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Feb 17, 2021DR-4585-AKDRMud/LandslideSevere Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Apr 9, 2020DR-4533-AKDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3446-AKEMBiologicalCovid-19
Aug 22, 2019FM-5290-AKFMFireDeshka Landing Fire
Aug 20, 2019FM-5287-AKFMFireMckinley Fire
Jun 28, 2019FM-5282-AKFMFireShovel Creek Fire
Jan 31, 2019DR-4413-AKDREarthquakeEarthquake
Nov 30, 2018EM-3410-AKEMEarthquakeEarthquake
Sep 5, 2018DR-4391-AKDRFloodFlooding
Jun 8, 2018DR-4369-AKDRCoastal StormSevere Storm
Dec 20, 2017DR-4351-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm
Feb 17, 2016DR-4257-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm
Oct 30, 2015DR-4244-AKDRCoastal StormSevere Storm
Jun 16, 2015FM-5085-AKFMFireCard Street Fire
Jun 15, 2015FM-5084-AKFMFireSockeye Fire
Jan 23, 2014DR-4162-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jan 16, 2014DR-4161-AKDRFloodFlooding
Jun 25, 2013DR-4122-AKDRFloodFlooding
Nov 27, 2012DR-4094-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides
Feb 2, 2012DR-4054-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm
Dec 22, 2011DR-4050-AKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding
Jun 10, 2011DR-1992-AKDRFloodIce Jam And Flooding
May 22, 2011FM-2909-AKFMFireMoose Mountain Fire
Dec 18, 2009DR-1865-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Rockslides
Jun 11, 2009DR-1843-AKDRFloodFlooding And Ice Jams
May 14, 2009FM-2820-AKFMFireMile 17 East End Road Fire
Sep 26, 2008DR-1796-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Jun 22, 2007FM-2699-AKFMFireCaribou Hills Fire
Dec 8, 2006DR-1669-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Oct 27, 2006DR-1666-AKDRFireFire
Oct 16, 2006DR-1663-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Aug 4, 2006DR-1657-AKDRFloodSnow Melt And Ice Jam Flooding
Jun 8, 2006FM-2641-AKFMFireParks Highway (Tamarack) Fire
Dec 9, 2005DR-1618-AKDRSevere StormSevere Fall Storm, Tidal Surges, And Flooding
Mar 14, 2005DR-1584-AKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Nov 15, 2004DR-1571-AKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Tidal Surges And Flooding
Sep 1, 2004FM-2551-AKFMFireAk-Taylor Complex Fire-09-01-2004
Aug 10, 2004FM-2542-AKFMFireAk-Bolgen Creek Fire-08-10-2004
Jul 1, 2004FM-2525-AKFMFireBoundary Fire
Apr 26, 2003DR-1461-AKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Including High Winds And Freezing Temperatures
Dec 4, 2002DR-1445-AKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Coastal Erosion And Tidal Surge
Nov 8, 2002DR-1440-AKDREarthquakeEarthquake
Jun 26, 2002DR-1423-AKDRFloodFlooding
Jun 30, 2001FM-2365-AKFMFireAk - Red Fox Fire - 06/30/01
Feb 17, 2000DR-1316-AKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Avalanches

Denied requests

FEMA turned down 13 declaration requests from Alaska since FY2000, a denial rate of 16.9%. Denials are tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations.

DateTypeHazard
Aug 28, 2025Major DisasterFire
Jun 4, 2024Major DisasterFire
Jun 4, 2024Major DisasterFire
Jan 24, 2024Major DisasterOther
Sep 5, 2023Major DisasterDam/Levee Break
Jun 29, 2023EmergencyOther
Apr 6, 2020Major DisasterFire
Feb 6, 2020Major DisasterSevere Storm
Nov 25, 2019Major DisasterFire
Jan 15, 2017Major DisasterSevere Storm

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.

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 23, 2022DR-4672-AKDRSevere StormSevere Storm, Flooding, And Landslides
Aug 26, 2022DR-4667-AKDRFloodFlooding
Jun 25, 2013DR-4122-AKDRFloodFlooding
Oct 27, 2006DR-1666-AKDRFireFire
Aug 4, 2006DR-1657-AKDRFloodSnow Melt And Ice Jam Flooding
Jun 8, 2006FM-2641-AKFMFireParks Highway (Tamarack) Fire
Aug 10, 2004FM-2542-AKFMFireAk-Bolgen Creek Fire-08-10-2004
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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 on this page cover complete fiscal years only; the current in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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