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CountyEssex County, New York
Essex County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 14 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for Essex County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 19 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Remnants Of Tropical Storm Debby in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and hurricane. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $39.0 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) | 355 | $28,926,931 |
| Utilities(F) | 23 | $3,751,623 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 36 | $1,922,559 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 107 | $1,517,898 |
| Debris removal(A) | 55 | $1,211,462 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 7 | $703,269 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 17 | $686,518 |
| Management costs(Z) | 14 | $281,293 |
| All categories | 614 | $39,001,553 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 5
- Flood 3
- Hurricane 3
- Biological 2
- Other 2
- Fire 1
- Earthquake 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 Essex County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm | Sep 24, 2024 | DR-4825-NY | DR |
| Flood | Aug 29, 2024 | DR-4814-NY | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jul 22, 2023 | DR-4723-NY | DR |
| Biological | Mar 20, 2020 | DR-4480-NY | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3434-NY | EM |
| Severe Storm | Dec 19, 2019 | DR-4472-NY | DR |
| Snowstorm | Jul 12, 2017 | DR-4322-NY | DR |
| Flood | Jul 12, 2013 | DR-4129-NY | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 28, 2012 | EM-3351-NY | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 31, 2011 | DR-4020-NY | DR |
| Flood | Jun 10, 2011 | DR-1993-NY | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 24, 2007 | DR-1692-NY | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 30, 2005 | EM-3262-NY | EM |
| Severe Storm | Aug 3, 2004 | DR-1534-NY | DR |
| Other | Aug 23, 2003 | EM-3186-NY | EM |
| Earthquake | May 16, 2002 | DR-1415-NY | DR |
| Fire | Sep 11, 2001 | DR-1391-NY | DR |
| Other | Oct 11, 2000 | EM-3155-NY | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jul 21, 2000 | DR-1335-NY | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 19 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | DR-4825-NY | DR | Tropical Storm | Remnants Of Tropical Storm Debby |
| Aug 29, 2024 | DR-4814-NY | DR | Flood | Severe Storm, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jul 22, 2023 | DR-4723-NY | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 20, 2020 | DR-4480-NY | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3434-NY | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Dec 19, 2019 | DR-4472-NY | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Jul 12, 2017 | DR-4322-NY | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Jul 12, 2013 | DR-4129-NY | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 28, 2012 | EM-3351-NY | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Aug 31, 2011 | DR-4020-NY | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Jun 10, 2011 | DR-1993-NY | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds |
| Apr 24, 2007 | DR-1692-NY | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Inland And Coastal Flooding |
| Sep 30, 2005 | EM-3262-NY | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 3, 2004 | DR-1534-NY | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 23, 2003 | EM-3186-NY | EM | Other | Power Outage |
| May 16, 2002 | DR-1415-NY | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| Sep 11, 2001 | DR-1391-NY | DR | Fire | Fires And Explosions |
| Oct 11, 2000 | EM-3155-NY | EM | Other | West Nile Virus |
| Jul 21, 2000 | DR-1335-NY | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
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 New York'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.