FEMADeclarations of 1970

FEMA disaster declarations in 1970

FEMA made 19 disaster declarations in 1970: 17 major disasters, 0 emergencies and 2 fire management assistance declarations. California had the most (2); the most common incident was flood (12).

The 19 declarations of 1970

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-298-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Flood	October 17, 1970	2
DR-297-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Storm	October 14, 1970	15
DR-296-PR	Puerto Rico	Flood	October 12, 1970	60
DR-295-CA	California	Fire	September 29, 1970	6
DR-294-AZ	Arizona	Flood	September 22, 1970	6
DR-293-CO	Colorado	Flood	September 22, 1970	16
DR-292-TX	Texas	Hurricane	August 4, 1970	7
DR-291-MN	Minnesota	Flood	July 22, 1970	11
DR-290-NY	New York	Flood	July 22, 1970	4
FM-2002-WA	Washington	Fire	July 18, 1970	1
DR-289-FL	Florida	Flood	July 3, 1970	3
FM-2001-AK	Alaska	Fire	June 26, 1970	1
DR-288-KY	Kentucky	Flood	June 5, 1970	13
DR-287-ND	North Dakota	Flood	June 5, 1970	21
DR-286-TX	Texas	Tornado	May 13, 1970	11
DR-285-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	April 9, 1970	2
DR-284-ME	Maine	Flood	February 27, 1970	15
DR-283-CA	California	Flood	February 16, 1970	17
DR-282-KY	Kentucky	Flood	February 2, 1970	12

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By state

State	Major disasters	Fire management
California	2	0
Texas	2	0
Kentucky	2	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	0
Oklahoma	1	0
Puerto Rico	1	0
Arizona	1	0
Colorado	1	0
Minnesota	1	0
New York	1	0
Washington	0	1
Florida	1	0
Alaska	0	1
North Dakota	1	0
Alabama	1	0
Maine	1	0

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Flood	12
Fire	3
Severe Storm	2
Hurricane	1
Tornado	1

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Other years

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