Hancock County, Illinois

Name: Hancock County, Illinois FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Hancock County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Aug 2023

Most recent

$7.2M

Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Hancock County runs between 2001 and 2023, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms And Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, severe storm, and snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $7.2 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

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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)	109	$2,465,402
Utilities(F)	7	$2,362,410
Roads and bridges(C)	89	$1,446,073
Debris removal(A)	17	$411,104
Parks and recreation(G)	14	$286,765
Management costs(Z)	13	$155,357
Water control facilities(D)	1	$87,044
Buildings and equipment(E)	4	$8,988
All categories	254	$7,223,143

Most common hazards

Flood 3
Severe Storm 3
Snowstorm 2
Biological 2
Tornado 1
Hurricane 1

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Hancock County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Severe Storm	Aug 15, 2023	DR-4728-IL	DR
Biological	Mar 26, 2020	DR-4489-IL	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3435-IL	EM
Flood	Sep 19, 2019	DR-4461-IL	DR
Flood	May 10, 2013	DR-4116-IL	DR
Snowstorm	Mar 17, 2011	DR-1960-IL	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 24, 2008	DR-1771-IL	DR
Snowstorm	Dec 29, 2006	EM-3269-IL	EM
Hurricane	Sep 7, 2005	EM-3230-IL	EM
Severe Storm	May 15, 2003	DR-1469-IL	DR
Tornado	May 21, 2002	DR-1416-IL	DR
Flood	May 9, 2001	DR-1368-IL	DR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 12 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Aug 15, 2023	DR-4728-IL	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
Mar 26, 2020	DR-4489-IL	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3435-IL	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Sep 19, 2019	DR-4461-IL	DR	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding
May 10, 2013	DR-4116-IL	DR	Flood	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Mar 17, 2011	DR-1960-IL	DR	Snowstorm	Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Jun 24, 2008	DR-1771-IL	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
Dec 29, 2006	EM-3269-IL	EM	Snowstorm	Snow
Sep 7, 2005	EM-3230-IL	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 15, 2003	DR-1469-IL	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 21, 2002	DR-1416-IL	DR	Tornado	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
May 9, 2001	DR-1368-IL	DR	Flood	Flooding

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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 Illinois'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.