Disaster Data / States / Pennsylvania / Cambria County
CountyCambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County recorded 10 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Cambria County runs between 2003 and 2024, covering 10 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Debby in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.4 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 153 | $1,087,430 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 3 | $653,320 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 4 | $612,536 |
| Management costs(Z) | 2 | $42,028 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 7 | $6,633 |
| All categories | 169 | $2,401,947 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 3
- Severe Storm 2
- Biological 2
- Snowstorm 1
- Tropical Storm 1
- Flood 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Cambria County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm | Sep 11, 2024 | DR-4815-PA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 30, 2020 | DR-4506-PA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3441-PA | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3356-PA | EM |
| Flood | Sep 8, 2011 | EM-3340-PA | EM |
| Snowstorm | Apr 16, 2010 | DR-1898-PA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3235-PA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Sep 19, 2004 | DR-1555-PA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 19, 2004 | DR-1557-PA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 14, 2003 | EM-3180-PA | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 10 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2024 | DR-4815-PA | DR | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Debby |
| Mar 30, 2020 | DR-4506-PA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3441-PA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3356-PA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Sep 8, 2011 | EM-3340-PA | EM | Flood | Remnants Of Tropical Storm Lee |
| Apr 16, 2010 | DR-1898-PA | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorms |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3235-PA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| Sep 19, 2004 | DR-1555-PA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Frances |
| Sep 19, 2004 | DR-1557-PA | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Depression Ivan |
| Mar 14, 2003 | EM-3180-PA | EM | Severe Storm | Snow |
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 Pennsylvania'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.