Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Name: Sequatchie County, Tennessee FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Sequatchie County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Feb 2026

Most recent

$325K

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Sequatchie County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and fire. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $324,570 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)	7	$148,235
Debris removal(A)	7	$86,615
Emergency protective measures(B)	15	$67,751
Buildings and equipment(E)	5	$11,921
Utilities(F)	1	$4,309
Management costs(Z)	1	$3,977
Parks and recreation(G)	1	$1,762
All categories	37	$324,570

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 6
Biological 2
Fire 2
Flood 1
Hurricane 1

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Sequatchie County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Severe Storm	Apr 2, 2025	EM-3625-TN	EM
Biological	Apr 2, 2020	DR-4514-TN	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3473-TN	EM
Flood	Apr 17, 2019	DR-4427-TN	DR
Fire	Nov 11, 2016	FM-5160-TN	FM
Severe Storm	Aug 13, 2014	DR-4189-TN	DR
Severe Storm	May 1, 2011	DR-1974-TN	DR
Severe Storm	May 15, 2009	DR-1839-TN	DR
Hurricane	Sep 5, 2005	EM-3217-TN	EM
Severe Storm	May 8, 2003	DR-1464-TN	DR
Severe Storm	Mar 20, 2003	DR-1456-TN	DR
Fire	Nov 3, 2001	FM-2387-TN	FM

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 12 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Apr 2, 2025	EM-3625-TN	EM	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Apr 2, 2020	DR-4514-TN	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3473-TN	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Apr 17, 2019	DR-4427-TN	DR	Flood	Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Nov 11, 2016	FM-5160-TN	FM	Fire	Smith Mountain Fire Complex
Aug 13, 2014	DR-4189-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 1, 2011	DR-1974-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding
May 15, 2009	DR-1839-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sep 5, 2005	EM-3217-TN	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 8, 2003	DR-1464-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Mar 20, 2003	DR-1456-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
Nov 3, 2001	FM-2387-TN	FM	Fire	Tn - Chattanooga Fire Complex - 11/03/01

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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 Tennessee'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.