Hancock County, Iowa

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

Hancock County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

May 2024

Most recent

$1.4M

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Hancock County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $1.4 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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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
Roads and bridges(C)	26	$644,015
Debris removal(A)	19	$222,941
Utilities(F)	10	$206,769
Emergency protective measures(B)	24	$146,019
Buildings and equipment(E)	4	$136,759
Water control facilities(D)	18	$41,955
Management costs(Z)	2	$5,468
Parks and recreation(G)	1	$375
All categories	104	$1,404,301

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 5
Flood 2
Biological 2
Hurricane 1
Snowstorm 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	May 24, 2024	DR-4784-IA	DR
Severe Storm	Feb 23, 2022	DR-4642-IA	DR
Biological	Mar 23, 2020	DR-4483-IA	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3480-IA	EM
Flood	Mar 23, 2019	DR-4421-IA	DR
Severe Storm	Aug 20, 2018	DR-4386-IA	DR
Flood	Jul 24, 2014	DR-4184-IA	DR
Severe Storm	May 27, 2008	DR-1763-IA	DR
Snowstorm	Mar 30, 2007	EM-3275-IA	EM
Hurricane	Sep 10, 2005	EM-3239-IA	EM
Severe Storm	May 25, 2004	DR-1518-IA	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
May 24, 2024	DR-4784-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Feb 23, 2022	DR-4642-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
Mar 23, 2020	DR-4483-IA	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3480-IA	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Mar 23, 2019	DR-4421-IA	DR	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding
Aug 20, 2018	DR-4386-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jul 24, 2014	DR-4184-IA	DR	Flood	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 27, 2008	DR-1763-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Mar 30, 2007	EM-3275-IA	EM	Snowstorm	Snow
Sep 10, 2005	EM-3239-IA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 25, 2004	DR-1518-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And 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 Iowa'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.