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Baltimore city, Maryland

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Baltimore city.

Total declarations
22
1971 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$1.7B
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Snowstorm
8,672 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3634
Jan 24, 2026
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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Emergency Protective Measures$1.7B
Management Costs$10.3M
Buildings and Equipment$3.8M
Debris Removal$2.4M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.6M
Water Control Facilities$153K
Roads and Bridges$10K
Utilities$5K
Total PA obligated$1.7B

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations8,672
IHP / household aid$29.2M
Housing assistance$9.5M
Other needs assistance$19.7M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

BiologicalMar 2020Baltimore city

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4491-MD · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$1.7BPA obligated
2,807Registrations
$15.5MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Baltimore city

COVID-19

EM-3430-MD · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneNov 2012Baltimore city

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4091-MD · Oct 26, 2012 to Nov 4, 2012
$750KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2011Baltimore city

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4034-MD · Aug 24, 2011 to Sep 5, 2011
$2.2MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2003Baltimore city

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1492-MD · Sep 18, 2003 to Sep 29, 2003
$6.2MPA obligated
5,865Registrations
$13.7MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
StormMar 2003Baltimore city

SNOW

EM-3179-MD · Feb 14, 2003 to Feb 23, 2003
$1.6MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Baltimore city

Baltimore city, Maryland has 22 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1971 to 2026. The dominant hazard type is snowstorm, followed by hurricane. That is close to the Maryland average of 20 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $1.7B, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.