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CountyLitchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County recorded 11 federal major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 12 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 23 in all. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
Highlighted: Litchfield County, CT
Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 26, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for Litchfield County runs between 2003 and 2024, covering 23 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $21.4 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
Risk and vulnerability context
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
| Planning region | Litchfield County towns in it | CDC SVI 2022 overall percentile | FEMA NRI risk score (December 2025) | NRI expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Hills FIPS 09160 | 19 of 26: all but the 7 listed below | 27.3 | 79.6, Relatively Low | $53.6M, Relatively Moderate |
| Naugatuck Valley FIPS 09140 | 5 of 26: Bethlehem, Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown and Woodbury | 56.4 | 93.2, Relatively Moderate | $139.9M, Relatively Moderate |
| Western Connecticut FIPS 09190 | 2 of 26: Bridgewater and New Milford | 46.6 | 96.3, Relatively High | $259.6M, Relatively High |
Both rank each region against every U.S. county and county equivalent; a higher SVI percentile means greater relative social vulnerability, and a higher NRI score means greater relative natural-hazard risk. CDC SVI documentation, FEMA NRI documentation. Towns by county and region: CT Data Collaborative block crosswalk, from Census TIGER/Line files.
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$21M has been obligated to Litchfield County in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$13M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $2M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $6M, or 29% of the total, was COVID-19, which every county in the country received. $10K appears in FEMA's county totals but is not tied to a single declaration in the obligation timing file, so it is left unattributed here rather than assigned to a type.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out.
Federal Public Assistance by category
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 301 | $11,171,918 |
| Debris removal(A) | 81 | $5,393,117 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 354 | $4,222,740 |
| Management costs(Z) | 12 | $330,001 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 12 | $152,800 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 19 | $117,596 |
| Utilities(F) | 5 | $19,395 |
| All categories | 784 | $21,407,567 |
Recovery funding, how fast it came
For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 173 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.
Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP) | 5 | $224,133 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 3 | $136,811 |
State declarations (governor)
Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.
Archive coverage for Connecticut: 1971-present Governor executive-order archive plus 2005-2020 DEMHS civil-preparedness declaration table; plus 4 weather declarations from FMCSA's archive of state emergency declarations (2017-present)
Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 9
- Severe Storm 8
- Snowstorm 4
- Biological 2
Every declaration 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 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.
Showing 23 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| May 11, 2007 | DR-1700-CT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| 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 |
How these numbers are built
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Connecticut's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in the tables on this page but are not counted in the totals until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.
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