La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Name: La Crosse County, Wisconsin FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

La Crosse County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Apr 2020

Most recent

$15.0M

Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for La Crosse County runs between 2001 and 2020, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $15.0 million 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)	37	$9,262,712
Roads and bridges(C)	141	$3,771,274
Management costs(Z)	22	$567,547
Debris removal(A)	39	$438,835
Utilities(F)	15	$378,805
Parks and recreation(G)	30	$367,694
Water control facilities(D)	5	$165,615
Buildings and equipment(E)	2	$6,571
All categories	291	$14,959,053

Most common hazards

Flood 4
Severe Storm 4
Biological 2
Hurricane 1

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

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

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Biological	Apr 4, 2020	DR-4520-WI	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3454-WI	EM
Flood	Aug 27, 2019	DR-4459-WI	DR
Flood	Oct 18, 2018	DR-4402-WI	DR
Severe Storm	Oct 7, 2017	DR-4343-WI	DR
Flood	Oct 20, 2016	DR-4288-WI	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 14, 2008	DR-1768-WI	DR
Severe Storm	Aug 26, 2007	DR-1719-WI	DR
Hurricane	Sep 13, 2005	EM-3249-WI	EM
Severe Storm	Jun 18, 2004	DR-1526-WI	DR
Flood	May 11, 2001	DR-1369-WI	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
Apr 4, 2020	DR-4520-WI	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3454-WI	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Aug 27, 2019	DR-4459-WI	DR	Flood	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Oct 18, 2018	DR-4402-WI	DR	Flood	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides
Oct 7, 2017	DR-4343-WI	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mud
Oct 20, 2016	DR-4288-WI	DR	Flood	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Jun 14, 2008	DR-1768-WI	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Aug 26, 2007	DR-1719-WI	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
Sep 13, 2005	EM-3249-WI	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jun 18, 2004	DR-1526-WI	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
May 11, 2001	DR-1369-WI	DR	Flood	Flooding, Severe Storms And Tornadoes

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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 Wisconsin'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.