FEMA disaster declarations in Puerto Rico

Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Puerto Rico since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.

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Is Puerto Rico a federal disaster area?

The most recent federal declaration for Puerto Rico is DR-4850-PR, a major disaster declaration made on 27 Nov 2024 for Tropical Storm Ernesto that began 13 Aug 2024, covering 38 designated areas.

FEMA has made no disaster declarations in Puerto Rico so far in 2026. There were no major disaster declarations in Puerto Rico in the last 12 months. 0 requests were turned down in 2026.

All declarations since 1 Jan 2024

3 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.
27 Nov 2024 DR-4850-PR Major disaster Tropical Storm
Tropical Storm Ernesto		 13 Aug 2024 106 43 PA, HM No —
38 areas

Adjuntas Municipio, Aguas Buenas Municipio, Aibonito Municipio, Anasco Municipio, Arroyo Municipio, Barranquitas Municipio, Cabo Rojo Municipio, Camuy Municipio, Canovanas Municipio, Ceiba Municipio, Coamo Municipio, Comerio Municipio, Corozal Municipio, Fajardo Municipio, Hormigueros Municipio, Jayuya Municipio, Lares Municipio, Las Marias Municipio, Las Piedras Municipio, Loiza Municipio, Luquillo Municipio, Manati Municipio, Maricao Municipio, Maunabo Municipio, Mayaguez Municipio, Naguabo Municipio, Orocovis Municipio, Ponce Municipio, Rio Grande Municipio, San German Municipio, San Lorenzo Municipio, San Sebastian Municipio, Santa Isabel Municipio, Utuado Municipio, Vega Alta Municipio, Vieques Municipio, Villalba Municipio, Yabucoa Municipio
13 Aug 2024 EM-3610-PR Emergency Severe Storm
Tropical Storm Ernesto		 13 Aug 2024 0 0 PA No —
78 areas

Adjuntas Municipio, Aguada Municipio, Aguadilla Municipio, Aguas Buenas Municipio, Aibonito Municipio, Anasco Municipio, Arecibo Municipio, Arroyo Municipio, Barceloneta Municipio, Barranquitas Municipio, Bayamon Municipio, Cabo Rojo Municipio, Caguas Municipio, Camuy Municipio, Canovanas Municipio, Carolina Municipio, Catano Municipio, Cayey Municipio, Ceiba Municipio, Ciales Municipio, Cidra Municipio, Coamo Municipio, Comerio Municipio, Corozal Municipio, Culebra Municipio, Dorado Municipio, Fajardo Municipio, Florida Municipio, Guanica Municipio, Guayama Municipio, Guayanilla Municipio, Guaynabo Municipio, Gurabo Municipio, Hatillo Municipio, Hormigueros Municipio, Humacao Municipio, Isabela Municipio, Jayuya Municipio, Juana Diaz Municipio, Juncos Municipio, Lajas Municipio, Lares Municipio, Las Marias Municipio, Las Piedras Municipio, Loiza Municipio, Luquillo Municipio, Manati Municipio, Maricao Municipio, Maunabo Municipio, Mayaguez Municipio, Moca Municipio, Morovis Municipio, Naguabo Municipio, Naranjito Municipio, Orocovis Municipio, Patillas Municipio, Penuelas Municipio, Ponce Municipio, Quebradillas Municipio, Rincon Municipio, Rio Grande Municipio, Sabana Grande Municipio, Salinas Municipio, San German Municipio, San Juan Municipio, San Lorenzo Municipio, San Sebastian Municipio, Santa Isabel Municipio, Toa Alta Municipio, Toa Baja Municipio, Trujillo Alto Municipio, Utuado Municipio, Vega Alta Municipio, Vega Baja Municipio, Vieques Municipio, Villalba Municipio, Yabucoa Municipio, Yauco Municipio
23 Jul 2024 DR-4805-PR Major disaster Flood
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides		 29 Apr 2024 85 46 PA, HM No —
13 areas

Adjuntas Municipio, Guanica Municipio, Lajas Municipio, Las Marias Municipio, Luquillo Municipio, Maricao Municipio, Naranjito Municipio, Orocovis Municipio, Sabana Grande Municipio, San Sebastian Municipio, Toa Alta Municipio, Utuado Municipio, Yauco Municipio

Requests FEMA turned down

OpenFEMA lists no turned-down declaration requests from Puerto Rico since 1 Jan 2024. Requests still under review are not published, so this does not mean none are waiting.

How to read these tables

  • Major disaster (DR) and emergency (EM) declarations are made by the President; fire management (FM) declarations are approved by FEMA.
  • Days to declaration counts from the first day of the incident period FEMA recorded to the declaration date. Days from request counts from the date of the governor's or tribal leader's request. Both are calculated here from FEMA's dates.
  • Designated areas are the counties, parishes, boroughs, tribal areas and other places FEMA lists for the declaration, including any added later. A designation may cover only some of the programs.
  • Programs: IH = Individuals and Households Program, IA = Individual Assistance, PA = Public Assistance, HM = Hazard Mitigation — included in at least one designated area.
  • Individual assistance is Yes when the declaration opens the Individuals and Households Program (help people register for) in at least one designated area.
  • Apply by (estimate) is FEMA's standard registration period for individual assistance after a major disaster: 60 days from the declaration date (44 CFR 206.112), calculated here. It is an estimate: FEMA often extends deadlines, and DisasterAssistance.gov has the official date. Emergency and fire management declarations have no date here. Open deadlines, soonest first.
  • Pending requests are not published in OpenFEMA. Only declarations that were made and requests that were turned down appear, so a request still under review is on neither list.

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2 and Declaration Denials - v1, retrieved 19 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTC from https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries and https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/DeclarationDenials. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

Questions

Is there a FEMA disaster declaration for Puerto Rico in 2026?

Not so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for Puerto Rico is DR-4850-PR, a major disaster declaration made on 27 Nov 2024 for Tropical Storm Ernesto that began 13 Aug 2024, covering 38 designated areas.

Which Puerto Rico counties are federal disaster areas?

No Puerto Rico county or area was named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months.

Has FEMA turned down a disaster request from Puerto Rico?

OpenFEMA lists no turned-down declaration requests from Puerto Rico since 1 Jan 2024. Requests still under review are not published.

How long do FEMA declarations take in Puerto Rico?

Across 2 major disaster declarations for Puerto Rico since 1 Jan 2024, the median time from the start of the incident to the declaration was 95.5 days.

What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in Puerto Rico?

No major disaster declaration for Puerto Rico with individual assistance has an estimated deadline still open. For individual assistance after a major disaster, FEMA's standard registration period is 60 days from the date the President declares the disaster (44 CFR 206.112). FEMA often extends it, and the extension is announced for that disaster only. The "apply by" dates on this site are that standard 60 days counted from the declaration date, so they are estimates; the official deadline for each disaster is on DisasterAssistance.gov and on the disaster's page at fema.gov. You can apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, in the FEMA app, or by calling 800-621-3362.

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