FEMADR-4893-AKMajor disasterDeclared October 22, 2025
DR-4893-AK: Alaska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Remnants of Typhoon Halong
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Alaska (DR-4893-AK) on October 22, 2025 for the incident of October 8, 2025 to October 13, 2025; it covers 10 designated areas. FEMA had approved $63.4 million for 2,127 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 11, 2026) and obligated $8.7 million in Public Assistance (as of October 3, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4893-AK (also written FEMA-4893-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Alaska
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Remnants of Typhoon Halong
- Incident period
- October 8, 2025 to October 13, 2025
- Declared
- October 22, 2025
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 10
- Place in the year
- the fourth of 4 major disaster declarations for Alaska in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- April 3, 2026
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of October 10, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bering Strait Regional Educational Attendance Area | — | Yes | — |
| Iditarod Area Regional Educational Attendance Area | — | Yes | — |
| Kashunamiut Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lower Kuskokwim Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lower Yukon Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | — |
| Northwest Arctic (Borough) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pribilof Island Regional Educational Attendance Area | — | Yes | — |
| St. Marys City School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yukon Koyukuk Regional Educational Attendance Area | — | Yes | — |
| Yupiit Regional Educational Attendance Area | 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 October 10, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
2,127households approved for help (IHP)
$63.4 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$23.0 millionof it for housing
$40.4 millionof it for other needs
$8.7 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 11, 2026, public assistance as of October 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 October 10, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of October 10, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4893. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on April 3, 2026.