Disaster Data / States / Guam
Guam: Federal Disaster Declarations
Guam has recorded 11 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 5 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 16 in all. Its most common hazard is typhoon. It ranks #53 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
Past 12 months
Recent declarations and aid so far
Guam has had 5 federal declarations in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported to date and grow as recovery continues. The 2 made since Oct 1, 2026 are from FY2027, so they are added to the complete-year totals above after that year ends on Sep 30, 2027.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EM-3659-GUEmergency · Other | Oct 17, 2026 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
| DR-4946-GUMajor disaster · Typhoon | Oct 7, 2026Incident period Jul 4 to 12, 2026 | 194of 1,682 registered | $533K | None reported yet |
| EM-3648-GUEmergency · Typhoon | Jul 3, 2026Incident period Jul 2 to 12, 2026 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
| DR-4921-GUMajor disaster · Typhoon | Jun 30, 2026Incident period Apr 11 to 18, 2026 | None reported | None reported | $852K |
| EM-3644-GUEmergency · Tropical Storm | Apr 11, 2026Incident period Apr 11 to 18, 2026 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
DR-4946-GU has approved 194 households for assistance so far, the 3rd most of any Guam disaster in FEMA's household assistance data, which begins in 2002. The most was DR-1446-GU in 2002, with 20,626. COVID-19 funeral assistance is left out of this comparison.
Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile.
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$53M has been obligated to Guam in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$43M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $11M, or 20% of the total, was COVID-19, which every state and county in the country received.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out. Totals are summed from funded localities, so a declaration administered entirely at state level may not appear here.
Most common hazards
- Typhoon 7
- Tropical Storm 3
- Biological 2
- Severe Storm 2
- Hurricane 1
- Earthquake 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
The totals above count complete fiscal years only. This list also includes 2 declarations made since Oct 1, 2026 (FY2027); they are added to the totals after that year ends on Sep 30, 2027.
Showing 18 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | EM-3659-GU | EM | Other | Typhoon Champi |
| Oct 7, 2026 | DR-4946-GU | DR | Typhoon | Super Typhoon Bavi |
| Jul 3, 2026 | EM-3648-GU | EM | Typhoon | Typhoon Bavi |
| Jun 30, 2026 | DR-4921-GU | DR | Typhoon | Super Typhoon Sinlaku |
| Apr 11, 2026 | EM-3644-GU | EM | Tropical Storm | Typhoon Sinlaku |
| Oct 8, 2023 | EM-3601-GU | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Bolaven |
| May 25, 2023 | DR-4715-GU | DR | Hurricane | Typhoon Mawar |
| May 22, 2023 | EM-3594-GU | EM | Tropical Storm | Typhoon Mawar |
| Mar 27, 2020 | DR-4495-GU | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3466-GU | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| May 7, 2019 | DR-4433-GU | DR | Typhoon | Typhoon Wutip |
| Oct 1, 2018 | DR-4398-GU | DR | Typhoon | Typhoon Mangkhut |
| Jun 5, 2015 | DR-4224-GU | DR | Typhoon | Typhoon Dolphin |
| Sep 10, 2014 | DR-4191-GU | DR | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Halong |
| Jul 29, 2004 | DR-1533-GU | DR | Severe Storm | High Winds, Flooding, And Mudslides As A Result Of Tropical Storm Tingting |
| Dec 8, 2002 | DR-1446-GU | DR | Typhoon | Super Typhoon Pongsona |
| Jul 6, 2002 | DR-1426-GU | DR | Typhoon | Typhoon Chata'An |
| Dec 5, 2001 | DR-1397-GU | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Guam, 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 | $40M |
| Rental assistance | $44M |
| Other needs | $114M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Guam to reduce future disaster losses, by program. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) | 80 | $75M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 6 | $3M |
Denied requests
No declaration requests from Guam were turned down in complete fiscal years through FY2026.
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.