Disaster Data / States / Virginia / Bedford (city)
Independent cityBedford (city), Virginia
Bedford (city) recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for Bedford (city) runs between 2002 and 2022, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm in 2022. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, hurricane, and biological.
Highlighted: Bedford (city), VA
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 3
- Hurricane 3
- Biological 2
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Bedford (city), sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Storm | Mar 11, 2022 | DR-4644-VA | DR |
| Biological | Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jul 27, 2012 | DR-4072-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 18, 2003 | DR-1491-VA | DR |
| Severe Storm | May 5, 2002 | DR-1411-VA | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 8 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2022 | DR-4644-VA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Jul 27, 2012 | DR-4072-VA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds |
| Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Sep 18, 2003 | DR-1491-VA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Isabel |
| May 5, 2002 | DR-1411-VA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
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 Virginia's statewide total. Independent cities are counted separately from the counties around them, matching how FEMA designates them. 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.