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Maryland: Federal Disaster Declarations
Maryland has recorded 17 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 6 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 23 in all. Its most common hazard is hurricane. It ranks #43 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
Maryland has had 1 federal declaration in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported to date and grow as recovery continues. It falls in a complete fiscal year and is counted in the totals above.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EM-3634-MDEmergency · Winter Storm | Jan 24, 2026Incident period Jan 23 to 27, 2026 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
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
$3.6B has been obligated to Maryland in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$330M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $25M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $3.3B, or 90% 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
- Hurricane 7
- Severe Storm 6
- Flood 3
- Snowstorm 3
- Biological 2
- Winter Storm 1
- Tornado 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
Showing 23 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | EM-3634-MD | EM | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Feb 4, 2021 | DR-4583-MD | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Isaias |
| Mar 26, 2020 | DR-4491-MD | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3430-MD | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jul 2, 2018 | DR-4376-MD | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jun 25, 2018 | DR-4374-MD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 16, 2016 | DR-4279-MD | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Mar 4, 2016 | DR-4261-MD | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Apr 10, 2014 | DR-4170-MD | DR | Severe Storm | Snowstorm |
| Nov 20, 2012 | DR-4091-MD | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Oct 28, 2012 | EM-3349-MD | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Aug 2, 2012 | DR-4075-MD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds |
| Oct 5, 2011 | DR-4038-MD | DR | Flood | Remnants Of Tropical Storm Lee |
| Sep 16, 2011 | DR-4034-MD | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Aug 27, 2011 | EM-3335-MD | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| May 6, 2010 | DR-1910-MD | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorms |
| Feb 19, 2010 | DR-1875-MD | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Jul 2, 2006 | DR-1652-MD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3251-MD | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Sep 19, 2003 | DR-1492-MD | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Isabel |
| Mar 14, 2003 | EM-3179-MD | EM | Severe Storm | Snow |
| May 1, 2002 | DR-1409-MD | DR | Tornado | Tornado |
| Apr 10, 2000 | DR-1324-MD | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Maryland, 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 | $17M |
| Rental assistance | $8M |
| Other needs | $65M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Maryland 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) | 237 | $95M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 22 | $15M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 40 | $5M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 42 | $3M |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 8 | $2M |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 8 declaration requests from Maryland since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 25.8%. This is the President denying a governor or tribal leader's request for a declaration, tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations, and is not the same thing as an individual being denied assistance under an approved declaration.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Major Disaster | Hurricane |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Emergency | Other |
| May 22, 2015 | Major Disaster | Civil Unrest |
| Sep 8, 2011 | Emergency | Severe Storm |
| Jan 9, 2009 | Emergency | Other |
| Sep 29, 2004 | Major Disaster | Fire |
| Oct 2, 2001 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
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.