Disaster Data / States / Maine / York County
CountyYork County recorded 25 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 18 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
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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 York County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 25 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, snowstorm, and hurricane. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $66.9 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 13.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 682 | $20,021,415 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 152 | $19,612,620 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 867 | $14,231,988 |
| Debris removal(A) | 217 | $4,373,389 |
| Utilities(F) | 33 | $3,907,169 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 30 | $3,462,861 |
| Management costs(Z) | 67 | $965,218 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 55 | $371,962 |
| All categories | 2,103 | $66,946,622 |
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 8-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 126 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.
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) | 49 | $5,603,106 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 1 | $1,191,000 |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA) | 6 | $928,526 |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC) | 1 | $15,000 |
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 Maine: 2011-present Governor archives (LePage and Mills); pre-2011 historical backfill pending
| Signed | Order | Declaration | Hazards reported here | Reported damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2012 | ME-ACTION-2012-10-26-state-of-maine-governor-s-emergency-procla | State of Maine Governor?s Emergency Proclamation for US DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours of Service Waiver | Heavy Rain | $30,000 |
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 York County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | May 24, 2024 | DR-4785-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 20, 2024 | DR-4764-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 22, 2023 | DR-4696-ME | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Mar 15, 2022 | DR-4647-ME | DR |
| Biological | Apr 4, 2020 | DR-4522-ME | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3444-ME | EM |
| Coastal Storm | May 30, 2018 | DR-4367-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jan 2, 2018 | DR-4354-ME | DR |
| Snowstorm | Mar 12, 2015 | DR-4208-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 25, 2013 | DR-4108-ME | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2011 | DR-4032-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jul 1, 2010 | DR-1920-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 25, 2010 | DR-1891-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jan 9, 2009 | DR-1815-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Dec 15, 2008 | EM-3298-ME | EM |
| Severe Storm | Sep 9, 2008 | DR-1788-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 25, 2007 | DR-1693-ME | DR |
| Severe Storm | May 25, 2006 | DR-1644-ME | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 19, 2005 | EM-3256-ME | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jun 29, 2005 | DR-1591-ME | DR |
| Snowstorm | Apr 1, 2005 | EM-3209-ME | EM |
| Snowstorm | Mar 14, 2005 | EM-3205-ME | EM |
| Snowstorm | Mar 14, 2005 | EM-3206-ME | EM |
| Severe Storm | May 16, 2001 | DR-1371-ME | DR |
| Snowstorm | Mar 20, 2001 | EM-3164-ME | EM |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 25 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2024 | DR-4785-ME | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Mar 20, 2024 | DR-4764-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 22, 2023 | DR-4696-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Mar 15, 2022 | DR-4647-ME | DR | Coastal Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Apr 4, 2020 | DR-4522-ME | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3444-ME | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| May 30, 2018 | DR-4367-ME | DR | Coastal Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jan 2, 2018 | DR-4354-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Mar 12, 2015 | DR-4208-ME | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| Mar 25, 2013 | DR-4108-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2011 | DR-4032-ME | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Irene |
| Jul 1, 2010 | DR-1920-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 25, 2010 | DR-1891-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Jan 9, 2009 | DR-1815-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Dec 15, 2008 | EM-3298-ME | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Sep 9, 2008 | DR-1788-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| Apr 25, 2007 | DR-1693-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Inland And Coastal Flooding |
| May 25, 2006 | DR-1644-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 19, 2005 | EM-3256-ME | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jun 29, 2005 | DR-1591-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt, And Ice Jams |
| Apr 1, 2005 | EM-3209-ME | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Mar 14, 2005 | EM-3205-ME | EM | Snowstorm | Record And/Or Near Record Snow |
| Mar 14, 2005 | EM-3206-ME | EM | Snowstorm | Record And/Or Near Record Snow |
| May 16, 2001 | DR-1371-ME | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 20, 2001 | EM-3164-ME | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
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 Maine'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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