FEMA disaster declarations in Vermont
Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Vermont since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.
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Is Vermont a federal disaster area?
The most recent federal declaration for Vermont is DR-4826-VT, a major disaster declaration made on 26 Sep 2024 for Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides that began 29 Jul 2024, covering 3 designated areas.
FEMA has made no disaster declarations in Vermont so far in 2026. There were no major disaster declarations in Vermont in the last 12 months. 1 request was turned down in 2026.
All declarations since 1 Jan 2024
6 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| 26 Sep 2024 | DR-4826-VT | Major disaster | Flood Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
29 Jul 2024 | 59 | 29 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 25 Nov 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
Caledonia County, Essex County, Orleans County |
| 11 Sep 2024 | DR-4816-VT | Major disaster | Flood Severe Storms and Flooding |
22 Jun 2024 | 81 | 21 | PA, HM | No | — | Lamoille County |
| 20 Aug 2024 | DR-4810-VT | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
9 Jul 2024 | 42 | 18 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 19 Oct 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
Addison County, Caledonia County, Chittenden County, Essex County, Lamoille County, Orange County, Orleans County, Washington County |
| 8 Aug 2024 | EM-3609-VT | Emergency | Tropical Storm Tropical Depression Debby |
8 Aug 2024 | 0 | 0 | PA | No | — |
14 areasAddison County, Bennington County, Caledonia County, Chittenden County, Essex County, Franklin County, Grand Isle County, Lamoille County, Orange County, Orleans County, Rutland County, Washington County, Windham County, Windsor County |
| 19 Apr 2024 | DR-4770-VT | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Winter Storm |
9 Jan 2024 | 101 | 44 | PA, HM | No | — | Chittenden County, Essex County, Franklin County, Lamoille County, Orleans County |
| 2 Mar 2024 | DR-4762-VT | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storm and Flooding |
18 Dec 2023 | 75 | 16 | PA, HM | No | — | Essex County, Lamoille County, Orange County, Orleans County, Rutland County, Windham County, Windsor County |
Requests FEMA turned down
Requests from Vermont for a major disaster or emergency declaration that were not approved, newest decision first. Requests still under review are not published.
| 7 Feb 2026 | Major Disaster | R1_VT_Severe Storm-Flooding_07102025 Severe Storm |
10 Jul 2025 | 22 Aug 2025 | 169 | Turned down |
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 Vermont in 2026?
Not so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for Vermont is DR-4826-VT, a major disaster declaration made on 26 Sep 2024 for Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides that began 29 Jul 2024, covering 3 designated areas.
Which Vermont counties are federal disaster areas?
No Vermont county or area was named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months.
Has FEMA turned down a disaster request from Vermont?
OpenFEMA lists 1 turned-down request from Vermont since 1 Jan 2024. The most recent was a major disaster request for R1_VT_Severe Storm-Flooding_07102025, turned down on 7 Feb 2026. Requests still under review are not published.
How long do FEMA declarations take in Vermont?
Across 5 major disaster declarations for Vermont since 1 Jan 2024, the median time from the start of the incident to the declaration was 75 days.
What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in Vermont?
No major disaster declaration for Vermont 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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