Disaster Data / States / Virginia / Bristol (city)
Independent cityBristol (city), Virginia
Bristol (city) recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Bristol (city) runs between 2005 and 2025, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms And Flooding in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, biological, and tropical storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $3,612 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 1 | $3,612 |
| All categories | 1 | $3,612 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 3
- Biological 2
- Tropical Storm 2
- Severe 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 Bristol (city), sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Storm | Apr 4, 2025 | DR-4863-VA | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Oct 1, 2024 | DR-4831-VA | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 29, 2024 | EM-3621-VA | EM |
| Biological | Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 15, 2018 | DR-4401-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 8 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | DR-4863-VA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 1, 2024 | DR-4831-VA | DR | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Helene |
| Sep 29, 2024 | EM-3621-VA | EM | Tropical Storm | Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene |
| Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Oct 15, 2018 | DR-4401-VA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
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.