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2008 disaster declarations

Every county-level declaration currently loaded for 2008, grouped into a single search-friendly year page.

Declarations
2,261
County declaration rows
States
39
States with declarations
Counties
1,468
County pages affected
Top incident
Severe Storm
Most frequent declaration type
Latest events

County pages in this year

FireNov 2008Los Angeles County

WILDFIRES

DR-1810-CA · Nov 13, 2008 to Nov 28, 2008
$20.5MPA obligated
1,739Registrations
$2.3MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireNov 2008Orange County

WILDFIRES

DR-1810-CA · Nov 13, 2008 to Nov 28, 2008
$2.1MPA obligated
304Registrations
$419KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireNov 2008Riverside County

WILDFIRES

DR-1810-CA · Nov 13, 2008 to Nov 28, 2008
$76KPA obligated
33Registrations
$23KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireNov 2008Santa Barbara County

WILDFIRES

DR-1810-CA · Nov 13, 2008 to Nov 28, 2008
$2.2MPA obligated
411Registrations
$1.1MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
About this year

FEMA declarations in 2008

In 2008, FEMA issued 2,261 county-level disaster declarations across 39 states and 1,468 counties. The most frequent declaration type was severe storm. Combined tracked FEMA obligations for the year total $6.4B.

The states most affected in 2008 were Texas (470 declarations), Missouri (218), and Louisiana (161). Beyond severe storm, the year also saw significant hurricane activity.

Year pages aggregate county-level declarations by calendar year. A single weather event — a hurricane season, a drought — can generate hundreds of county declarations across multiple states. The county pages linked from the timeline above show the per-county detail: aid breakdown, program authorizations, and how each event fits into the county's longer disaster history.