Disaster Data / States / Georgia / Forsyth County
CountyForsyth County, Georgia
Forsyth County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Forsyth County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Zeta in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe ice storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $9.9 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.
Highlighted: Forsyth County, GA
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities(F) | 12 | $7,435,818 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 14 | $1,410,918 |
| Debris removal(A) | 18 | $764,954 |
| Management costs(Z) | 4 | $128,494 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 4 | $96,550 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 4 | $18,899 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 2 | $14,185 |
| All categories | 58 | $9,869,818 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 5
- Severe Ice Storm 2
- Biological 2
- Severe Storm 1
- Tropical Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Forsyth County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm | Sep 26, 2024 | EM-3616-GA | EM |
| Hurricane | Jan 12, 2021 | DR-4579-GA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 29, 2020 | DR-4501-GA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3464-GA | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 15, 2017 | DR-4338-GA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 8, 2017 | EM-3387-GA | EM |
| Severe Ice Storm | Apr 20, 2015 | DR-4215-GA | DR |
| Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2014 | EM-3368-GA | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3218-GA | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 18, 2004 | DR-1554-GA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jan 28, 2000 | DR-1311-GA | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 11 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2024 | EM-3616-GA | EM | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Helene |
| Jan 12, 2021 | DR-4579-GA | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Zeta |
| Mar 29, 2020 | DR-4501-GA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3464-GA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Sep 15, 2017 | DR-4338-GA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| Sep 8, 2017 | EM-3387-GA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| Apr 20, 2015 | DR-4215-GA | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Feb 11, 2014 | EM-3368-GA | EM | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3218-GA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Sep 18, 2004 | DR-1554-GA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| Jan 28, 2000 | DR-1311-GA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
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 Georgia'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.