Disaster Data / States / Vermont / Bennington County
CountyBennington County, Vermont
Bennington County recorded 18 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 12 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for Bennington County runs between 1999 and 2024, covering 18 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and hurricane. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $10.0 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) | 205 | $4,725,012 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 52 | $3,590,626 |
| Utilities(F) | 15 | $1,244,358 |
| Debris removal(A) | 13 | $363,367 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 9 | $80,164 |
| Management costs(Z) | 9 | $25,337 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 1 | $11,813 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 1 | $179 |
| All categories | 305 | $10,040,856 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 6
- Flood 4
- Hurricane 3
- Biological 2
- Severe Ice Storm 1
- Snowstorm 1
- Tropical Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Bennington County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm | Aug 8, 2024 | EM-3609-VT | EM |
| Flood | Jul 14, 2023 | DR-4720-VT | DR |
| Flood | Jul 10, 2023 | EM-3595-VT | EM |
| Flood | Sep 29, 2021 | DR-4621-VT | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 22, 2021 | EM-3567-VT | EM |
| Biological | Apr 8, 2020 | DR-4532-VT | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3437-VT | EM |
| Flood | Jun 14, 2019 | DR-4445-VT | DR |
| Severe Storm | Aug 16, 2017 | DR-4330-VT | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 1, 2011 | DR-4022-VT | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 29, 2011 | EM-3338-VT | EM |
| Severe Ice Storm | Jan 14, 2009 | DR-1816-VT | DR |
| Severe Storm | May 4, 2007 | DR-1698-VT | DR |
| Severe Storm | Sep 12, 2003 | DR-1488-VT | DR |
| Snowstorm | Apr 10, 2001 | EM-3167-VT | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jan 18, 2001 | DR-1358-VT | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jul 27, 2000 | DR-1336-VT | DR |
| Severe Storm | Nov 10, 1999 | DR-1307-VT | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 18 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | EM-3609-VT | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Depression Debby |
| Jul 14, 2023 | DR-4720-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jul 10, 2023 | EM-3595-VT | EM | Flood | 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 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | DR-4445-VT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 16, 2017 | DR-4330-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 |
| Jan 14, 2009 | DR-1816-VT | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| May 4, 2007 | DR-1698-VT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 12, 2003 | DR-1488-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 |
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 Vermont'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.