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New Jersey Disaster Declarations
59 federal declarations since 1953, most recently FM-5581-NJ on 04/24/2025.
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- All declarations
- 59
- Since 1953
- Since 2022
- 2
- #50 among states
- In 2026
- 0
- Most common
- Severe Storm
- 19 declarations
Declarations
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- Fire managementFireFM-5581-NJJones Road FireDeclared 04/24/2025 · 1 area
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4725-NJSevere Storm And FloodingDeclared 08/11/2023 · 1 area
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-4614-NJRemnants Of Hurricane IdaDeclared 09/05/2021 · 21 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3573-NJRemnants Of Hurricane IdaDeclared 09/02/2021 · 21 areas
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-4597-NJSevere Winter Storm And SnowstormDeclared 04/28/2021 · 5 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-4574-NJTropical Storm IsaiasDeclared 12/11/2020 · 11 areas
- Major disasterBiologicalDR-4488-NJCOVID-19 PandemicDeclared 03/25/2020 · 23 areas
- EmergencyBiologicalEM-3451-NJCOVID-19Declared 03/13/2020 · 21 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4368-NJSevere Winter Storm And SnowstormDeclared 06/08/2018 · 6 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4264-NJSevere Winter Storm And SnowstormDeclared 03/14/2016 · 17 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4231-NJSevere StormDeclared 07/22/2015 · 4 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-4086-NJHurricane SandyDeclared 10/30/2012 · 21 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3354-NJHurricane SandyDeclared 10/28/2012 · 21 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4070-NJSevere Storms And Straight-Line WindsDeclared 07/19/2012 · 3 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4048-NJSevere StormDeclared 11/30/2011 · 11 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4039-NJRemnants Of Tropical Storm LeeDeclared 10/14/2011 · 5 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4033-NJSevere Storms And FloodingDeclared 09/15/2011 · 3 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-4021-NJHurricane IreneDeclared 08/31/2011 · 21 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3332-NJHurricane IreneDeclared 08/27/2011 · 21 areas
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-1954-NJSevere Winter Storm And SnowstormDeclared 02/04/2011 · 15 areas
Declarations per year
The last 20 years
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3
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Frequently asked questions
- How many disasters have been declared in New Jersey?
- New Jersey has had 59 federal disaster declarations since 1953, including 2 since 2022.
- What is the most recent disaster declaration in New Jersey?
- FM-5581-NJ (Jones Road Fire) was declared on 04/24/2025 and covers 1 area.
- What kind of disaster is most common in New Jersey?
- Severe Storm declarations are the most common (19), followed by hurricane (12) and flood (8).
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/26/2026