Puerto Rico: FEMA disaster declarations
Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC
Data last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC. FEMA may have newer records.
FEMA has issued 51 declarations for Puerto Rico since 18 Aug 1956. The most recent is Tropical Storm Ernesto, declared 27 Nov 2024.
- Major disaster declarations
- 36
- Emergency declarations
- 15
- Fire management assistance declarations
- 0
- Declarations covering the whole jurisdiction
- 4
These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.
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Latest declarations
| Declaration | Incident type | Declared | ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Ernesto | Tropical Storm | 27 Nov 2024 | DR-4850-PR |
| Tropical Storm Ernesto | Severe Storm | 13 Aug 2024 | EM-3610-PR |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Flood | 23 Jul 2024 | DR-4805-PR |
| Hurricane Fiona | Hurricane | 21 Sep 2022 | DR-4671-PR |
| Tropical Storm Fiona | Hurricane | 18 Sep 2022 | EM-3583-PR |
| Severe Storm, Flooding, and Landslides | Flood | 29 Mar 2022 | DR-4649-PR |
| Severe Storm and Flooding | Flood | 5 Nov 2020 | DR-4571-PR |
| Hurricane Isaias | Hurricane | 9 Sep 2020 | DR-4560-PR |
| Tropical Storm Laura | Hurricane | 22 Aug 2020 | EM-3537-PR |
| Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine | Hurricane | 29 Jul 2020 | EM-3532-PR |
| COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | 27 Mar 2020 | DR-4493-PR |
| COVID-19 | Biological | 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3452-PR |
| Earthquakes | Earthquake | 16 Jan 2020 | DR-4473-PR |
| Earthquakes | Earthquake | 7 Jan 2020 | EM-3426-PR |
| Tropical Storm Dorian (FEMA website) | Severe Storm | 27 Aug 2019 | EM-3417-PR |
| Hurricane Maria (FEMA website) | Hurricane | 20 Sep 2017 | DR-4339-PR |
| Hurricane Maria (FEMA website) | Hurricane | 18 Sep 2017 | EM-3391-PR |
| Hurricane Irma (FEMA website) | Hurricane | 10 Sep 2017 | DR-4336-PR |
| Hurricane Irma (FEMA website) | Hurricane | 5 Sep 2017 | EM-3384-PR |
| Tropical Storm Maria (FEMA website) | Hurricane | 18 Oct 2011 | DR-4040-PR |
Most common incident types
| Incident type | Declarations |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | 20 |
| Severe Storm | 11 |
| Flood | 11 |
| Biological | 2 |
| Earthquake | 2 |
| Drought | 2 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 |
| Fire | 1 |
Declarations by municipio
FEMA declarations per municipio, 1964–2024
- None
- 1–10 (0)
- 11–20 (4)
- 21–30 (61)
- 31–40 (13)
- 41 or more (0)
78 municipios named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole jurisdiction are not counted here.