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Preston County, West Virginia

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

Total declarations
24
1972 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$1.6M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
126 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3639
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$962K
Debris Removal$84K
Roads and Bridges$44K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$43K
Management Costs$25K
Buildings and Equipment$19K
Utilities$8K
Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations126
IHP / household aid$412K
Housing assistance$99K
Other needs assistance$313K
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.

BiologicalApr 2020Preston County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4517-WV · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$581KPA obligated
52Registrations
$300KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Preston County

COVID-19

EM-3450-WV · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneNov 2012Preston County

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4093-WV · Oct 29, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
$296KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
StormJun 2012Preston County

SEVERE STORMS

EM-3345-WV · Jun 29, 2012 to Jul 10, 2012
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodJan 1996Preston County

FLOODING

DR-1096-WV · Jan 19, 1996 to Feb 2, 1996
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms