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Vermont: Federal Disaster Declarations
Vermont has recorded 39 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, 45 in all. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #19 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
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$1.2B has been obligated to Vermont in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$743M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $1M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $459M, or 38% 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
- Severe Storm 26
- Flood 10
- Hurricane 3
- Biological 2
- Severe Ice Storm 2
- Tropical Storm 1
- Snowstorm 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 45 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2024 | DR-4826-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 11, 2024 | DR-4816-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 20, 2024 | DR-4810-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Aug 8, 2024 | EM-3609-VT | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Depression Debby |
| Apr 19, 2024 | DR-4770-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Mar 2, 2024 | DR-4762-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Oct 6, 2023 | DR-4744-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 14, 2023 | DR-4720-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jul 10, 2023 | EM-3595-VT | EM | Flood | Flooding |
| Mar 20, 2023 | DR-4695-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Sep 29, 2021 | DR-4621-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Aug 22, 2021 | EM-3567-VT | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Henri |
| Apr 8, 2020 | DR-4532-VT | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3437-VT | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | DR-4474-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jun 14, 2019 | DR-4445-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 30, 2018 | DR-4380-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jan 2, 2018 | DR-4356-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Aug 16, 2017 | DR-4330-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 29, 2015 | DR-4232-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Feb 3, 2015 | DR-4207-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Jun 11, 2014 | DR-4178-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jan 29, 2014 | DR-4163-VT | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Aug 2, 2013 | DR-4140-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 13, 2013 | DR-4120-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 22, 2012 | DR-4066-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Tornado, And Flooding |
| Nov 8, 2011 | DR-4043-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 1, 2011 | DR-4022-VT | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Irene |
| Aug 29, 2011 | EM-3338-VT | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Jul 8, 2011 | DR-4001-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 15, 2011 | DR-1995-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Dec 22, 2010 | DR-1951-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm |
| Jan 14, 2009 | DR-1816-VT | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Sep 12, 2008 | DR-1790-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 15, 2008 | DR-1784-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, A Tornado, And Flooding |
| Jul 15, 2008 | DR-1778-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 3, 2007 | DR-1715-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 4, 2007 | DR-1698-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 23, 2004 | DR-1559-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 12, 2003 | DR-1488-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 12, 2002 | DR-1428-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Apr 10, 2001 | EM-3167-VT | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Jan 18, 2001 | DR-1358-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 27, 2000 | DR-1336-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Nov 10, 1999 | DR-1307-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Floyd |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Vermont, 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 | $53M |
| Rental assistance | $8M |
| Other needs | $9M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Vermont 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) | 499 | $130M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 23 | $9M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 23 | $8M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 4 | $2M |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 2 | $206K |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 3 declaration requests from Vermont since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 6.2%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Jan 4, 2019 | Major Disaster | Snowstorm |
| Sep 4, 2014 | Major Disaster | Flood |
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.