FEMADR-4859-AKMajor disasterDeclared January 15, 2025
DR-4859-AK: Alaska Severe Storm and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Alaska (DR-4859-AK) on January 15, 2025 for the incident of October 20, 2024 to October 23, 2024; it covers 2 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $2.2 million in Public Assistance (as of September 3, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4859-AK (also written FEMA-4859-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Alaska
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storm and Flooding
- Incident period
- October 20, 2024 to October 23, 2024
- Declared
- January 15, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 10
- Place in the year
- the third of 4 major disaster declarations for Alaska in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bering Strait Regional Educational Attendance Area | — | Yes | Yes |
| Northwest Arctic (Borough) | — | Yes | Yes |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$2.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 3, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4859. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.