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Connecticut: Federal Disaster Declarations
Connecticut has recorded 15 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 14 emergency declarations and 1 fire management declarations, 30 in all. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #44 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
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$1.5B has been obligated to Connecticut in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$354M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $40M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $1.1B, or 73% 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 12
- Hurricane 9
- Snowstorm 5
- Biological 2
- Fire 1
- Tornado 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 30 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | FM-5542-CT | FM | Fire | Hawthorne Fire |
| Sep 20, 2024 | DR-4820-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Aug 21, 2024 | EM-3612-CT | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jan 13, 2024 | EM-3604-CT | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And A Potential Dam Breach |
| Oct 30, 2021 | DR-4629-CT | DR | Hurricane | Remnants Of Hurricane Ida |
| Aug 22, 2021 | EM-3564-CT | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Henri |
| Jan 12, 2021 | DR-4580-CT | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Isaias |
| Aug 6, 2020 | EM-3535-CT | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Isaias |
| Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4500-CT | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3439-CT | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Dec 5, 2018 | DR-4410-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 20, 2018 | DR-4385-CT | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds |
| Apr 8, 2015 | DR-4213-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Mar 21, 2013 | DR-4106-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Feb 10, 2013 | EM-3361-CT | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Oct 30, 2012 | DR-4087-CT | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Oct 28, 2012 | EM-3353-CT | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Nov 17, 2011 | DR-4046-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm |
| Oct 31, 2011 | EM-3342-CT | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Storm |
| Sep 2, 2011 | DR-4023-CT | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Irene |
| Aug 27, 2011 | EM-3331-CT | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Mar 3, 2011 | DR-1958-CT | DR | Snowstorm | Snowstorm |
| Apr 23, 2010 | DR-1904-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 11, 2007 | DR-1700-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 2, 2006 | EM-3266-CT | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Dec 16, 2005 | DR-1619-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3246-CT | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Feb 17, 2005 | EM-3200-CT | EM | Snowstorm | Record Snow |
| Jan 15, 2004 | EM-3192-CT | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Mar 11, 2003 | EM-3176-CT | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Connecticut, 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 | $36M |
| Rental assistance | $14M |
| Other needs | $43M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Connecticut 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) | 172 | $45M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 6 | $10M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 42 | $10M |
| Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) | 10 | $4M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 19 | $3M |
| Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) | 2 | $362K |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 5 declaration requests from Connecticut since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 14.3%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2014 | Emergency | Severe Storm |
| Aug 20, 2010 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Jul 27, 2006 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Dec 11, 2002 | Major Disaster | Severe Ice Storm |
| Aug 17, 2000 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
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.