Vermont: FEMA disaster declarations

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

FEMA has issued 62 declarations for Vermont since 27 Nov 1963. The most recent is Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, declared 26 Sep 2024.

Major disaster declarations
55
Emergency declarations
7
Fire management assistance declarations
0
Declarations covering the whole state
2

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

Latest 20 FEMA declarations for Vermont
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 26 Sep 2024 DR-4826-VT
Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 11 Sep 2024 DR-4816-VT
Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 20 Aug 2024 DR-4810-VT
Tropical Depression Debby Tropical Storm 8 Aug 2024 EM-3609-VT
Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 19 Apr 2024 DR-4770-VT
Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 2 Mar 2024 DR-4762-VT
Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 6 Oct 2023 DR-4744-VT
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 14 Jul 2023 DR-4720-VT
Flooding Flood 10 Jul 2023 EM-3595-VT
Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 20 Mar 2023 DR-4695-VT
Severe Storm and Flooding Flood 29 Sep 2021 DR-4621-VT
Tropical Storm Henri Hurricane 22 Aug 2021 EM-3567-VT
COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 8 Apr 2020 DR-4532-VT
COVID-19 Biological 13 Mar 2020 EM-3437-VT
Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 17 Jan 2020 DR-4474-VT
Severe Storms and Flooding (FEMA website) Flood 14 Jun 2019 DR-4445-VT
Severe Storm and Flooding (FEMA website) Severe Storm 30 Jul 2018 DR-4380-VT
Severe Storm and Flooding (FEMA website) Severe Storm 2 Jan 2018 DR-4356-VT
Severe Storms and Flooding (FEMA website) Severe Storm 16 Aug 2017 DR-4330-VT
Severe Storm and Flooding (FEMA website) Severe Storm 29 Jul 2015 DR-4232-VT

Most common incident types

Declarations inVermontby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Severe Storm 29
Flood 22
Hurricane 3
Biological 2
Severe Ice Storm 2
Drought 2
Tropical Storm 1
Snowstorm 1

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2024

Map of Vermont by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1964 to 2024. Lamoille: 38; Orange: 34; Orleans: 33 are the highest. Measure: count of FEMA declarations that designate each county; a declaration covering the whole state is not counted. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic files via us-atlas. 14 of 14 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

14 counties named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole state are not counted here.

FEMA declarations by county in Vermont
County Declarations Most recent
Addison (County) 30 Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 20 Aug 2024
Bennington (County) 21 Tropical Depression Debby 8 Aug 2024
Caledonia (County) 31 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 26 Sep 2024
Chittenden (County) 32 Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 20 Aug 2024
Essex (County) 30 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 26 Sep 2024
Franklin (County) 30 Tropical Depression Debby 8 Aug 2024
Grand Isle (County) 18 Tropical Depression Debby 8 Aug 2024
Lamoille (County) 38 Severe Storms and Flooding 11 Sep 2024
Orange (County) 34 Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 20 Aug 2024
Orleans (County) 33 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 26 Sep 2024
Rutland (County) 22 Tropical Depression Debby 8 Aug 2024
Washington (County) 33 Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 20 Aug 2024
Windham (County) 24 Tropical Depression Debby 8 Aug 2024
Windsor (County) 27 Tropical Depression Debby 8 Aug 2024