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CountyChesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Chesterfield County runs between 2000 and 2021, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $13.2 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debris removal(A) | 25 | $7,738,265 |
| Utilities(F) | 22 | $2,486,734 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 47 | $2,057,045 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 14 | $318,562 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 12 | $317,969 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 11 | $135,801 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 6 | $73,100 |
| Management costs(Z) | 4 | $38,715 |
| All categories | 141 | $13,166,191 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 6
- Severe Storm 2
- Biological 2
- Severe Ice 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 Chesterfield County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Ice Storm | May 10, 2021 | DR-4602-VA | DR |
| Biological | Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Dec 18, 2018 | DR-4411-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 15, 2018 | DR-4401-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 3, 2011 | DR-4024-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Sep 3, 2004 | DR-1544-VA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 18, 2003 | DR-1491-VA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 28, 2000 | DR-1318-VA | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 11 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2021 | DR-4602-VA | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4512-VA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3448-VA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Dec 18, 2018 | DR-4411-VA | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Michael |
| Oct 15, 2018 | DR-4401-VA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| Oct 29, 2012 | EM-3359-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Sep 3, 2011 | DR-4024-VA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3240-VA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Sep 3, 2004 | DR-1544-VA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes Associated W Td Gaston |
| Sep 18, 2003 | DR-1491-VA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Isabel |
| Feb 28, 2000 | DR-1318-VA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
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. 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.