Disaster Data / States / Florida / Escambia County
CountyEscambia County recorded 29 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 16 major disasters, 12 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
Highlighted: Escambia County, FL
Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for Escambia County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 29 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and tropical storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $752.6 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 83.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.
Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation
The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debris removal(A) | 344 | $281,087,868 |
| Utilities(F) | 148 | $146,936,412 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 737 | $107,504,979 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 556 | $87,516,909 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 233 | $87,005,720 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 286 | $25,320,618 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 72 | $12,159,715 |
| Management costs(Z) | 13 | $5,080,683 |
| All categories | 2,389 | $752,612,904 |
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 13-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 288 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.
FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $51,389,491 |
| Rental assistance | $29,359,965 |
| Other needs | $70,095,920 |
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) | 69 | $120,090,424 |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA) | 8 | $23,108,282 |
| Severe Repetitive Loss(SRL) | 5 | $2,167,672 |
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 Florida: 2020-present structured Governor archive; official State Library 1971-2019 OCR/manual backfill pending
| Signed | Order | Declaration | Hazards reported here | Reported damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2025 | 2025-101 | #2025-101 Executive Order re: Emergency Management – Northwest Florida May Tornadoes | Thunderstorm Wind, Tornado | Not reported |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 2024-156 | #2024-156 re: Emergency Management – Invest 97L | Thunderstorm Wind | Not reported |
| May 10, 2024 | 2024-94 | #2024-94 re: Emergency Management – May North Florida Tornadoes | Flash Flood, Thunderstorm Wind | Not reported |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 2024-03 | #2024-03 re: Emergency Management – North Florida Tornadoes | Thunderstorm Wind | Not reported |
| Sep 14, 2020 | 2020-224 | #2020-224 Executive Order re: Emergency Management – Hurricane Sally | Flash Flood | Not reported |
Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Escambia County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Sep 28, 2024 | DR-4828-FL | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 24, 2024 | EM-3615-FL | EM |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 10, 2024 | DR-4806-FL | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 3, 2024 | EM-3605-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 29, 2022 | DR-4673-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 24, 2022 | EM-3584-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 16, 2021 | EM-3562-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 23, 2020 | DR-4564-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 15, 2020 | EM-3546-FL | EM |
| Biological | Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4486-FL | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3432-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 30, 2019 | EM-3419-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 9, 2018 | EM-3405-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 8, 2017 | EM-3395-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2017 | DR-4337-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2017 | EM-3385-FL | EM |
| Severe Storm | May 6, 2014 | DR-4177-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 18, 2012 | DR-4084-FL | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 21, 2009 | DR-1831-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 27, 2008 | DR-1806-FL | DR |
| Severe Storm | Aug 21, 2008 | EM-3288-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3220-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 28, 2005 | DR-1602-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Jul 10, 2005 | DR-1595-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 16, 2004 | DR-1551-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 4, 2004 | DR-1545-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 13, 2004 | DR-1539-FL | DR |
| Fire | May 16, 2001 | FM-2361-FL | FM |
| Severe Storm | Oct 3, 2000 | DR-1344-FL | DR |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 29 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2024 | DR-4828-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| Sep 24, 2024 | EM-3615-FL | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Helene |
| Aug 10, 2024 | DR-4806-FL | DR | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Debby |
| Aug 3, 2024 | EM-3605-FL | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Debby |
| Sep 29, 2022 | DR-4673-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian |
| Sep 24, 2022 | EM-3584-FL | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Ian |
| Aug 16, 2021 | EM-3562-FL | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Fred |
| Sep 23, 2020 | DR-4564-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| Sep 15, 2020 | EM-3546-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4486-FL | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3432-FL | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | EM-3419-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| Oct 9, 2018 | EM-3405-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Michael |
| Oct 8, 2017 | EM-3395-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Nate |
| Sep 10, 2017 | DR-4337-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| Sep 5, 2017 | EM-3385-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| May 6, 2014 | DR-4177-FL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Oct 18, 2012 | DR-4084-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaac |
| Apr 21, 2009 | DR-1831-FL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds |
| Oct 27, 2008 | DR-1806-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| Aug 21, 2008 | EM-3288-FL | EM | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3220-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 28, 2005 | DR-1602-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| Jul 10, 2005 | DR-1595-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Dennis |
| Sep 16, 2004 | DR-1551-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| Sep 4, 2004 | DR-1545-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Frances |
| Aug 13, 2004 | DR-1539-FL | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Bonnie And Hurricane Charley |
| May 16, 2001 | FM-2361-FL | FM | Fire | Fl - Escambia Fire Complex - 05/16/01 |
| Oct 3, 2000 | DR-1344-FL | DR | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Helene |
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 Florida'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); the 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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