FEMADeclarations of 2004

FEMA disaster declarations in 2004

FEMA made 118 disaster declarations in 2004: 68 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 43 fire management assistance declarations. California had the most (23); the most common incident was severe storm (44).

The 118 declarations of 2004

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-1572-DE	Delaware	Severe Storm	November 15, 2004	1
DR-1571-AK	Alaska	Severe Storm	November 15, 2004	6
DR-1570-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	October 18, 2004	10
DR-1569-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	October 7, 2004	7
DR-1568-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	October 7, 2004	15
DR-1567-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Hurricane	October 7, 2004	3
DR-1566-SC	South Carolina	Hurricane	October 7, 2004	28
DR-1565-NY	New York	Severe Storm	October 1, 2004	9
DR-1564-NY	New York	Severe Storm	October 1, 2004	18
DR-1563-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	October 1, 2004	4
DR-1562-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	September 30, 2004	2
DR-1561-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 26, 2004	53
DR-1560-GA	Georgia	Hurricane	September 24, 2004	80
DR-1559-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	September 23, 2004	7
DR-1558-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	September 20, 2004	22
DR-1557-PA	Pennsylvania	Hurricane	September 19, 2004	67
DR-1556-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	September 19, 2004	88
DR-1555-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	September 19, 2004	67
DR-1554-GA	Georgia	Hurricane	September 18, 2004	31
DR-1553-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 18, 2004	29
DR-1552-PR	Puerto Rico	Severe Storm	September 17, 2004	78
DR-1551-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 16, 2004	45
DR-1550-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	September 15, 2004	44
DR-1549-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	September 15, 2004	67
DR-1548-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	September 15, 2004	29
DR-1547-SC	South Carolina	Severe Storm	September 15, 2004	3
FM-2556-HI	Hawaii	Fire	September 14, 2004	1
FM-2555-CA	California	Fire	September 13, 2004	1
DR-1546-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 10, 2004	35
FM-2554-CA	California	Fire	September 4, 2004	2
DR-1545-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 4, 2004	67
FM-2553-CA	California	Fire	September 3, 2004	1
DR-1544-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	September 3, 2004	12
FM-2552-CA	California	Fire	September 2, 2004	1
FM-2551-AK	Alaska	Fire	September 1, 2004	5
DR-1543-SC	South Carolina	Hurricane	September 1, 2004	2
DR-1542-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	September 1, 2004	20
DR-1541-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	August 26, 2004	3
DR-1540-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 26, 2004	1
FM-2550-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 25, 2004	1
FM-2549-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 21, 2004	1
FM-2548-CA	California	Fire	August 14, 2004	1
FM-2547-CA	California	Fire	August 14, 2004	1
DR-1539-FL	Florida	Hurricane	August 13, 2004	67
FM-2546-WA	Washington	Fire	August 12, 2004	1
FM-2545-CA	California	Fire	August 11, 2004	1
FM-2544-CA	California	Fire	August 11, 2004	1
FM-2543-WA	Washington	Fire	August 11, 2004	1
FM-2542-AK	Alaska	Fire	August 10, 2004	1
FM-2541-CA	California	Fire	August 8, 2004	1
FM-2540-CA	California	Fire	August 7, 2004	1
DR-1538-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	August 6, 2004	7
DR-1537-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	August 6, 2004	27
DR-1536-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	August 6, 2004	4
FM-2539-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 4, 2004	1
DR-1535-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	August 3, 2004	29
DR-1534-NY	New York	Severe Storm	August 3, 2004	62
FM-2538-WA	Washington	Fire	July 30, 2004	1
FM-2537-WA	Washington	Fire	July 30, 2004	1
DR-1533-GU	Guam	Severe Storm	July 29, 2004	1
DR-1532-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	July 29, 2004	3
FM-2536-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 26, 2004	1
FM-2535-CA	California	Fire	July 21, 2004	1
DR-1531-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	July 20, 2004	10
FM-2534-CA	California	Fire	July 18, 2004	1
FM-2533-CA	California	Fire	July 18, 2004	1
DR-1530-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	July 16, 2004	2
FM-2532-CA	California	Fire	July 14, 2004	1
FM-2531-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 14, 2004	2
FM-2530-CA	California	Fire	July 14, 2004	1
FM-2529-CA	California	Fire	July 14, 2004	1
FM-2528-CA	California	Fire	July 14, 2004	1
FM-2527-WA	Washington	Fire	July 6, 2004	1
FM-2526-CO	Colorado	Fire	July 3, 2004	1
FM-2525-AK	Alaska	Fire	July 1, 2004	1
FM-2524-NV	Nevada	Fire	June 30, 2004	1
DR-1529-CA	California	Dam/Levee Break	June 30, 2004	1
DR-1528-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	June 30, 2004	14
DR-1527-MI	Michigan	Severe Storm	June 30, 2004	26
FM-2523-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 28, 2004	2
FM-2522-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 18, 2004	1
DR-1526-WI	Wisconsin	Severe Storm	June 18, 2004	44
FM-2521-UT	Utah	Fire	June 16, 2004	1
DR-1525-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	June 15, 2004	4
DR-1524-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	June 11, 2004	37
DR-1523-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	June 10, 2004	78
FM-2520-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 9, 2004	1
DR-1521-LA	Louisiana	Severe Storm	June 8, 2004	9
DR-1522-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	June 7, 2004	24
FM-2519-CA	California	Fire	June 5, 2004	1
DR-1520-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	June 3, 2004	69
DR-1519-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	June 3, 2004	25
FM-2518-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 25, 2004	1
DR-1518-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	May 25, 2004	77
DR-1517-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	May 25, 2004	39
DR-1516-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	May 7, 2004	14
DR-1515-ND	North Dakota	Severe Storm	May 5, 2004	22
FM-2517-CA	California	Fire	May 4, 2004	1
FM-2516-CA	California	Fire	May 4, 2004	1
DR-1514-NM	New Mexico	Severe Storm	April 29, 2004	4
FM-2515-CA	California	Fire	April 26, 2004	1
DR-1513-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	April 23, 2004	4
DR-1512-MA	Massachusetts	Flood	April 21, 2004	5
DR-1511-FM	Micronesia	Typhoon	April 10, 2004	1
EM-3196-ND	North Dakota	Snowstorm	April 2, 2004	10
FM-2514-CO	Colorado	Fire	April 1, 2004	1
EM-3195-NY	New York	Snowstorm	March 3, 2004	4
DR-1510-OR	Oregon	Severe Storm	February 19, 2004	30
DR-1509-SC	South Carolina	Severe Ice Storm	February 13, 2004	26
DR-1508-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	February 5, 2004	7
EM-3194-ME	Maine	Snowstorm	January 26, 2004	7
DR-1507-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	January 26, 2004	14
EM-3193-NH	New Hampshire	Snowstorm	January 15, 2004	8
EM-3192-CT	Connecticut	Snowstorm	January 15, 2004	7
EM-3191-MA	Massachusetts	Snowstorm	January 15, 2004	12
EM-3190-ME	Maine	Snowstorm	January 15, 2004	11
DR-1506-AS	American Samoa	Typhoon	January 13, 2004	3
DR-1505-CA	California	Earthquake	January 13, 2004	2

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

The money for 2004's declarations

$2.2 billionIndividuals and Households Program approved (43 declarations)

1,034,626households approved for help

$3.6 billionPublic Assistance obligated (105 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2004, 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	Emergencies	Fire management
California	2	0	21
Nevada	1	0	4
Washington	0	0	5
Alaska	1	0	3
South Carolina	4	0	0
New York	3	1	0
Florida	4	0	0
Virginia	3	0	0
West Virginia	3	0	0
Pennsylvania	3	0	0
Ohio	3	0	0
Oregon	1	0	2
New Mexico	1	0	2
Maine	1	2	0
New Jersey	2	0	0
Kansas	2	0	0
Georgia	2	0	0
North Carolina	2	0	0
Louisiana	2	0	0
Indiana	2	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	2	0	0
Kentucky	2	0	0
Colorado	0	0	2
Arkansas	2	0	0
Arizona	0	0	2
North Dakota	1	1	0
Massachusetts	1	1	0
Delaware	1	0	0
Minnesota	1	0	0
Tennessee	1	0	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	0	0
Vermont	1	0	0
Puerto Rico	1	0	0
Mississippi	1	0	0
Alabama	1	0	0
Hawaii	0	0	1
Guam	1	0	0
South Dakota	1	0	0
Michigan	1	0	0
Wisconsin	1	0	0
Utah	0	0	1
Missouri	1	0	0
Iowa	1	0	0
Nebraska	1	0	0
Illinois	1	0	0
Micronesia	1	0	0
New Hampshire	0	1	0
Connecticut	0	1	0
American Samoa	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Severe Storm	44
Fire	44
Hurricane	15
Snowstorm	7
Typhoon	4
Dam/Levee Break	1
Flood	1
Severe Ice Storm	1
Earthquake	1

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

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