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Rockland County, New York

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

Total declarations
30
1965 to 2023
Tracked FEMA aid
$96.9M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
8,757 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4723
Jul 22, 2023
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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$28.0M
Debris Removal$17.2M
Roads and Bridges$11.2M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$9.6M
Buildings and Equipment$5.0M
Water Control Facilities$4.9M
Utilities$1.9M
Management Costs$1.2M
Total PA obligated$79.1M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations8,757
IHP / household aid$17.8M
Housing assistance$11.6M
Other needs assistance$6.2M
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 2020Rockland County

COVID-19

EM-3434-NY · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneOct 2012Rockland County

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4085-NY · Oct 27, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
$23.7MPA obligated
3,458Registrations
$3.5MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Rockland County

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4020-NY · Aug 26, 2011 to Sep 5, 2011
$9.7MPA obligated
2,091Registrations
$4.6MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
OtherAug 2003Rockland County

POWER OUTAGE

EM-3186-NY · Aug 14, 2003 to Aug 16, 2003
$15KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterMar 2003Rockland County

SNOW

EM-3184-NY · Feb 17, 2003 to Feb 18, 2003
$1.1MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Rockland County

Rockland County, New York has 30 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1965 to 2023. The dominant hazard type is hurricane, followed by severe storm. That is above the New York average of 25 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $96.9M, 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.