Disaster Data / States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County
CountySuffolk County recorded 24 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 12 major disasters, 12 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
Highlighted: Suffolk County, MA
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 Suffolk County runs between 2001 and 2023, covering 24 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm in 2022. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, snowstorm, and hurricane. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $614.3 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 78.5% 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) | 950 | $589,797,014 |
| Debris removal(A) | 79 | $8,229,039 |
| Management costs(Z) | 25 | $7,074,856 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 56 | $3,699,670 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 72 | $2,964,181 |
| Utilities(F) | 14 | $1,155,924 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 53 | $1,130,625 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 3 | $290,572 |
| All categories | 1,252 | $614,341,881 |
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 11-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 149 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.
FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $3,787,055 |
| Rental assistance | $547,600 |
| Other needs | $12,067,011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM) | 6 | $5,776,750 |
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP) | 10 | $5,057,754 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 5 | $642,066 |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA) | 1 | $15,000 |
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Suffolk County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Sep 15, 2023 | EM-3599-MA | EM |
| Snowstorm | Apr 18, 2022 | DR-4651-MA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 27, 2020 | DR-4496-MA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3438-MA | EM |
| Snowstorm | Jul 19, 2018 | DR-4379-MA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 13, 2015 | DR-4214-MA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 19, 2013 | DR-4110-MA | DR |
| Terrorist | Apr 17, 2013 | EM-3362-MA | EM |
| Hurricane | Dec 19, 2012 | DR-4097-MA | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 28, 2012 | EM-3350-MA | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 26, 2011 | EM-3330-MA | EM |
| Snowstorm | Mar 7, 2011 | DR-1959-MA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 2, 2010 | EM-3315-MA | EM |
| Other | May 3, 2010 | EM-3312-MA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Mar 29, 2010 | DR-1895-MA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Dec 13, 2008 | EM-3296-MA | EM |
| Severe Storm | May 25, 2006 | DR-1642-MA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Nov 10, 2005 | DR-1614-MA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3252-MA | EM |
| Snowstorm | Feb 17, 2005 | EM-3201-MA | EM |
| Flood | Apr 21, 2004 | DR-1512-MA | DR |
| Snowstorm | Jan 15, 2004 | EM-3191-MA | EM |
| Snowstorm | Mar 11, 2003 | EM-3175-MA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Apr 10, 2001 | DR-1364-MA | DR |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 24 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | EM-3599-MA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Lee |
| Apr 18, 2022 | DR-4651-MA | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Mar 27, 2020 | DR-4496-MA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3438-MA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jul 19, 2018 | DR-4379-MA | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Apr 13, 2015 | DR-4214-MA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| Apr 19, 2013 | DR-4110-MA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding |
| Apr 17, 2013 | EM-3362-MA | EM | Terrorist | Explosions |
| Dec 19, 2012 | DR-4097-MA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Oct 28, 2012 | EM-3350-MA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Aug 26, 2011 | EM-3330-MA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Mar 7, 2011 | DR-1959-MA | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Sep 2, 2010 | EM-3315-MA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Earl |
| May 3, 2010 | EM-3312-MA | EM | Other | Water Main Break |
| Mar 29, 2010 | DR-1895-MA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Dec 13, 2008 | EM-3296-MA | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| May 25, 2006 | DR-1642-MA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Nov 10, 2005 | DR-1614-MA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3252-MA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Feb 17, 2005 | EM-3201-MA | EM | Snowstorm | Record And/Or Near Record Snow |
| Apr 21, 2004 | DR-1512-MA | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jan 15, 2004 | EM-3191-MA | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Mar 11, 2003 | EM-3175-MA | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Apr 10, 2001 | DR-1364-MA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
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 Massachusetts'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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