FEMADeclarations of 2002

FEMA disaster declarations in 2002

FEMA made 118 disaster declarations in 2002: 49 major disasters, 0 emergencies and 69 fire management assistance declarations. Colorado had the most (19); the most common incident was fire (71).

The 118 declarations of 2002

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-1448-NC	North Carolina	Severe Ice Storm	December 12, 2002	44
DR-1447-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	December 11, 2002	3
DR-1446-GU	Guam	Typhoon	December 8, 2002	1
DR-1445-AK	Alaska	Severe Storm	December 4, 2002	4
DR-1444-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	November 18, 2002	20
DR-1443-MS	Mississippi	Severe Storm	November 14, 2002	6
DR-1442-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	November 14, 2002	29
DR-1441-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	November 13, 2002	22
DR-1440-AK	Alaska	Earthquake	November 8, 2002	6
DR-1439-TX	Texas	Severe Storm	November 5, 2002	18
DR-1438-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	October 9, 2002	2
DR-1437-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	October 3, 2002	44
DR-1436-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	October 1, 2002	11
DR-1435-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	September 27, 2002	16
DR-1434-TX	Texas	Coastal Storm	September 26, 2002	11
FM-2465-CA	California	Fire	September 25, 2002	2
DR-1433-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	September 25, 2002	32
FM-2464-CA	California	Fire	September 24, 2002	2
FM-2463-CA	California	Fire	September 19, 2002	1
DR-1432-WI	Wisconsin	Tornado	September 10, 2002	19
DR-1431-ND	North Dakota	Severe Storm	September 10, 2002	6
FM-2462-CA	California	Fire	September 4, 2002	1
FM-2461-CA	California	Fire	September 4, 2002	1
FM-2460-WY	Wyoming	Fire	August 31, 2002	1
FM-2459-NM	New Mexico	Fire	August 26, 2002	1
FM-2458-SD	South Dakota	Fire	August 18, 2002	2
DR-1430-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	August 6, 2002	1
FM-2457-CO	Colorado	Fire	July 31, 2002	2
FM-2456-CA	California	Fire	July 30, 2002	1
FM-2455-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 29, 2002	2
FM-2454-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 28, 2002	1
FM-2453-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 28, 2002	2
FM-2452-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 26, 2002	1
FM-2451-WA	Washington	Fire	July 25, 2002	1
FM-2450-CA	California	Fire	July 22, 2002	1
FM-2449-WA	Washington	Fire	July 20, 2002	1
FM-2448-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 19, 2002	1
DR-1429-WI	Wisconsin	Severe Storm	July 19, 2002	8
FM-2447-CO	Colorado	Fire	July 18, 2002	1
FM-2446-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 17, 2002	1
FM-2445-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 17, 2002	1
FM-2444-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 16, 2002	1
FM-2443-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 16, 2002	1
FM-2442-CO	Colorado	Fire	July 15, 2002	2
FM-2441-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 15, 2002	1
FM-2439-AZ	Arizona	Fire	July 14, 2002	1
DR-1428-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	July 12, 2002	5
DR-1427-FM	Micronesia	Typhoon	July 11, 2002	2
DR-1426-GU	Guam	Typhoon	July 6, 2002	1
DR-1425-TX	Texas	Flood	July 4, 2002	41
FM-2438-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 3, 2002	1
DR-1424-MT	Montana	Severe Storm	July 3, 2002	6
FM-2437-UT	Utah	Fire	July 1, 2002	1
FM-2436-WY	Wyoming	Fire	July 1, 2002	1
FM-2435-ND	North Dakota	Fire	June 29, 2002	1
FM-2434-SD	South Dakota	Fire	June 29, 2002	1
FM-2433-CA	California	Fire	June 27, 2002	1
DR-1423-AK	Alaska	Flood	June 26, 2002	10
FM-2432-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 25, 2002	1
DR-1422-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 25, 2002	5
FM-2431-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 23, 2002	1
FM-2430-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 21, 2002	1
FM-2429-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 19, 2002	1
FM-2428-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 19, 2002	1
DR-1421-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 19, 2002	60
DR-1420-IA	Iowa	Flood	June 19, 2002	21
FM-2427-WY	Wyoming	Fire	June 18, 2002	2
FM-2426-SC	South Carolina	Fire	June 18, 2002	1
FM-2425-CA	California	Fire	June 17, 2002	1
DR-1419-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	June 14, 2002	19
FM-2424-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 13, 2002	1
DR-1418-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	June 13, 2002	31
FM-2423-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 11, 2002	1
FM-2422-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 10, 2002	1
FM-2421-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 9, 2002	1
FM-2420-NV	Nevada	Fire	June 9, 2002	1
FM-2419-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 8, 2002	1
FM-2418-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 7, 2002	1
FM-2417-CA	California	Fire	June 6, 2002	1
FM-2416-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 6, 2002	1
FM-2415-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 4, 2002	1
FM-2414-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 4, 2002	1
FM-2413-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 3, 2002	1
FM-2412-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 3, 2002	1
FM-2411-NJ	New Jersey	Fire	June 2, 2002	1
FM-2410-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 2, 2002	1
FM-2409-MN	Minnesota	Fire	June 1, 2002	1
DR-1417-FM	Micronesia	Typhoon	May 29, 2002	1
FM-2408-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 23, 2002	2
FM-2407-CO	Colorado	Fire	May 23, 2002	1
DR-1416-IL	Illinois	Tornado	May 21, 2002	68
DR-1415-NY	New York	Earthquake	May 16, 2002	6
FM-2406-AZ	Arizona	Fire	May 15, 2002	1
FM-2405-CA	California	Fire	May 14, 2002	1
FM-2404-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 7, 2002	1
DR-1414-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	May 7, 2002	39
DR-1413-MI	Michigan	Flood	May 6, 2002	6
DR-1412-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	May 6, 2002	79
FM-2403-CO	Colorado	Fire	May 5, 2002	1
DR-1411-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	May 5, 2002	15
DR-1410-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	May 5, 2002	8
FM-2402-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 1, 2002	1
FM-2401-CO	Colorado	Fire	May 1, 2002	1
DR-1409-MD	Maryland	Tornado	May 1, 2002	3
FM-2400-AZ	Arizona	Fire	April 30, 2002	1
FM-2399-CO	Colorado	Fire	April 23, 2002	1
DR-1408-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	April 5, 2002	37
DR-1407-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	April 4, 2002	37
DR-1406-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	April 2, 2002	10
FM-2398-NM	New Mexico	Fire	March 23, 2002	1
DR-1405-OR	Oregon	Severe Storm	March 12, 2002	5
DR-1404-NY	New York	Snowstorm	March 1, 2002	1
FM-2397-VA	Virginia	Fire	February 28, 2002	1
FM-2396-CA	California	Fire	February 11, 2002	1
DR-1403-MO	Missouri	Severe Ice Storm	February 6, 2002	43
DR-1402-KS	Kansas	Severe Ice Storm	February 6, 2002	35
DR-1401-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Ice Storm	February 1, 2002	45
DR-1400-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	January 24, 2002	20

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

The money for 2002's declarations

$195.9 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved (9 declarations)

43,180households approved for help

$827.9 millionPublic Assistance obligated (105 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2002, as FEMA reports them today; money for a declaration keeps coming for years after it.

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

By state

State	Major disasters	Fire management
Colorado	1	18
California	0	12
New Mexico	0	9
Oregon	1	8
Arizona	1	5
Nevada	0	4
Alaska	3	0
Texas	3	0
Wyoming	0	3
Virginia	2	1
Northern Mariana Islands	2	0
Guam	2	0
Mississippi	2	0
Alabama	2	0
Tennessee	2	0
Louisiana	2	0
Indiana	2	0
Wisconsin	2	0
North Dakota	1	1
South Dakota	0	2
Washington	0	2
Micronesia	2	0
Minnesota	1	1
New York	2	0
Kentucky	2	0
Missouri	2	0
North Carolina	1	0
Ohio	1	0
Vermont	1	0
Montana	1	0
Utah	0	1
Iowa	1	0
South Carolina	0	1
New Jersey	0	1
Illinois	1	0
Michigan	1	0
West Virginia	1	0
Maryland	1	0
Kansas	1	0
Oklahoma	1	0
Arkansas	1	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	71
Severe Storm	22
Typhoon	6
Severe Ice Storm	4
Hurricane	4
Flood	4
Tornado	3
Earthquake	2
Coastal Storm	1
Snowstorm	1

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

Other years

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