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Grand Isle County, Vermont

Grand Isle County recorded 15 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Grand Isle County, VT

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

15
Declarations since FY2000
9
Major disasters (DR)
6
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Aug 2024
Most recent
$769K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Grand Isle County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 15 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, hurricane, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $769,232 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 50013
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
0.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 0.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status12.0
Household characteristics1.6
Racial and ethnic minority status24.9
Housing type and transportation0.6

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
1.9
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$4.0MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability10.6Very Low
Community resilience99.6Very High

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)26$428,297
Emergency protective measures(B)14$236,847
Debris removal(A)3$104,088
All categories43$769,232

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 5-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 28 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Severe Storms And Flooding 2011$643K
37 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, A Tornado, And Flooding 2008$113K
28 days to first federal obligation
Snow 2001$14K
28 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

215
valid registrations
52
households approved
$172,426
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$120,863
Rental assistance$31,234
Other needs$20,329

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$35,261
federal mitigation share
1
funded project
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$35,261

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Tropical StormAug 8, 2024EM-3609-VTEM
FloodJul 14, 2023DR-4720-VTDR
FloodJul 10, 2023EM-3595-VTEM
Severe StormMar 20, 2023DR-4695-VTDR
HurricaneAug 22, 2021EM-3567-VTEM
BiologicalApr 8, 2020DR-4532-VTDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3437-VTEM
Severe StormJul 30, 2018DR-4380-VTDR
Severe StormJan 2, 2018DR-4356-VTDR
Severe Ice StormJan 29, 2014DR-4163-VTDR
HurricaneSep 1, 2011DR-4022-VTDR
HurricaneAug 29, 2011EM-3338-VTEM
Severe StormJun 15, 2011DR-1995-VTDR
Severe StormAug 15, 2008DR-1784-VTDR
SnowstormApr 10, 2001EM-3167-VTEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 15 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Aug 8, 2024EM-3609-VTEMTropical StormTropical Depression Debby
Jul 14, 2023DR-4720-VTDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Jul 10, 2023EM-3595-VTEMFloodFlooding
Mar 20, 2023DR-4695-VTDRSevere StormSevere Storm And Flooding
Aug 22, 2021EM-3567-VTEMHurricaneTropical Storm Henri
Apr 8, 2020DR-4532-VTDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3437-VTEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jul 30, 2018DR-4380-VTDRSevere StormSevere Storm And Flooding
Jan 2, 2018DR-4356-VTDRSevere StormSevere Storm And Flooding
Jan 29, 2014DR-4163-VTDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Sep 1, 2011DR-4022-VTDRHurricaneTropical Storm Irene
Aug 29, 2011EM-3338-VTEMHurricaneHurricane Irene
Jun 15, 2011DR-1995-VTDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Aug 15, 2008DR-1784-VTDRSevere StormSevere Storms, A Tornado, And Flooding
Apr 10, 2001EM-3167-VTEMSnowstormSnow
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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 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.

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