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Fed. States of Micronesia: Federal Disaster Declarations
Fed. States of Micronesia has recorded 5 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 1 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 6 in all. Its most common hazard is typhoon. It ranks #57 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
Most common hazards
- Typhoon 5
- Drought 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 6 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2007 | EM-3276-FM | EM | Drought | Drought |
| Apr 10, 2004 | DR-1511-FM | DR | Typhoon | Typhoon Sudal |
| Dec 19, 2003 | DR-1504-FM | DR | Typhoon | Typhoon Lupit |
| Jan 6, 2003 | DR-1449-FM | DR | Typhoon | Typhoon Pongsona |
| Jul 11, 2002 | DR-1427-FM | DR | Typhoon | Ts Chata'An, Inc Flooding, Mudslides And Landslides |
| May 29, 2002 | DR-1417-FM | DR | Typhoon | Typhoon Mitag |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Fed. States of Micronesia, 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 | $6M |
| Other needs | $2M |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 2 declaration requests from Fed. States of Micronesia since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 25.0%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2008 | Major Disaster | Other |
| Sep 10, 2001 | Major Disaster | Toxic Substances |
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.