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Connecticut: Federal Disaster Declarations
Connecticut has recorded 30 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 15 major disasters, 14 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #43 nationally by total declarations.
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 12
- Hurricane 9
- Snowstorm 5
- Biological 2
- Fire 1
- Tornado 1
All declarations on record
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 |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 5 declaration requests from Connecticut since FY2000, a denial rate of 14.3%. Denials are tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations.
| 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 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.