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Disaster History
With a breadth of 8,000 miles, FEMA Region IX is responsible for the largest geographic region in the country. It has more than 2.7 million residents, residing on a landmass of approximately 390,000 square miles. Earthquakes, hurricanes, wildfires, typhoons, tornados, volcanic eruptions, severe freezes, flooding and droughts, and other natural and manmade disasters challenge the region.
Since the passage of the Stafford Act in 1988, FEMA Region IX has experienced 50 Presidential Disaster Declarations, obligating $10.4 billion to date. Of these, the Northridge Earthquake in 1994 was the greatest disaster in terms of cost to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, obligating $7 billion to date.
As of August 2002, FEMA Region IX had five Presidential Disaster Declarations: two in the Federated States of Micronesia, one in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, one in the Territory of Guam and another in the State of Arizona. The region also had federal funds authorized for 17 wildfires: six in Arizona, seven in California and four in Nevada.
.Region IX Disaster History (by state in descending order)
American Samoa | Arizona | California | Federated States of Micronesia | Guam | Hawaii | Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Nevada
American Samoa Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 1506 |
01/13/04 |
Heavy Rain, High Surf, High Winds, Cyclone |
| 1473 |
06/06/03 |
Flooding, Landslide |
| 0927 |
12/13/91 |
Hurricane Val |
| 0855 |
02/09/90 |
Hurricane Ofa |
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Arizona Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 1477 |
07/14/03 |
Wildfire |
| 1422 |
06/25/02 |
Wildfires |
| 2430 |
06/21/02 |
Chedeski Farms Fire |
| 2429 |
06/19/02 |
Rodeo Fire |
| 2406 |
05/15/02 |
Indian Fire |
| 2400 |
04/30/01 |
Ryan Fire |
| 1347 |
10/27/00 |
Flooding |
| 1304 |
10/15/99 |
Arizona storms |
| 2263 |
06/11/99 |
Reservoir Fire (Gila, Navajo) |
| 2190 |
08/26/96 |
Ruby Complex (Elko) |
| 2182 |
06/24/96 |
Cottonwood Fire |
| 2181 |
06/21/96 |
Peaks Fire |
| 2176 |
05/02/96 |
Lone Fire, Punkin Center in Tonto Basin |
| 2114 |
07/08/95 |
Rio Fire |
| 2113 |
06/11/95 |
Geronimo Fire |
| 2097 |
06/29/94 |
Oracle Junction Fire |
| 2096 |
06/29/94 |
Jurassic Fire |
| 2095 |
06/28/94 |
Perkins/Coyote Fire Complex |
| 2094 |
06/11/94 |
Monarch Fire |
| 2093 |
04/23/94 |
Dolan Fire |
| 2089 |
07/04/93 |
Fence Fire |
| 2088 |
06/27/93 |
Ravine Fire Complex |
| 2087 |
06/18/93 |
Kingman Fire |
| 2086 |
06/10/93 |
Desert Fire |
| 0977 |
01/19/93 |
severe storms, tornados and flooding |
| 0884 |
12/06/90 |
Severe storms and flooding |
| 2073 |
06/27/90 |
Dude Fire |
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California Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 1505 |
01/13/04 |
Earthquake |
| 1498 |
10/27/03 |
Wildfire |
| 2433 |
06/27/02 |
Louisiana Fire |
| 2425 |
06/17/02 |
Blue Cut Fire |
| 2417 |
06/06/02 |
Copper Fire |
| 2405 |
05/14/02 |
Antonio Fire |
| 2396 |
02/11/02 |
Gavilan Fire |
| 1342 |
09/14/00 |
Earthquake |
| 3140 |
09/01/99 |
Extreme Fire Hazards |
| 1267 |
02/09/99 |
Citrus Freeze |
| 1203 |
02/09/98 |
Severe winter storm and flooding |
| 1155 |
01/04/97 |
Severe storms, flooding, mud & land slides |
| 3120 |
10/23/96 |
Severe fires |
| 1046 |
03/12/95 |
Severe winter storms, flooding, mud/landslides |
| 1044 |
01/10/95 |
Severe winter storms, flooding, mud/landslides |
| 1038 |
09/13/94 |
El Nino, Salmon Industry |
| 1008 |
01/17/94 |
Northridge Earthquake |
| 1005 |
10/28/93 |
Fires, mudslides, flooding, soil erosion |
| 0979 |
02/03/93 |
Severe winter storm, mud/land slides, flood |
| 0958 |
08/29/92 |
Old Gulch and Fountain fires |
| 0947 |
07/02/92 |
Earthquake and aftershocks |
| 0943 |
05/04/92 |
Earthquake and aftershocks |
| 0942 |
05/02/92 |
Fire during a period of civil unrest |
| 0935 |
02/25/92 |
Rain/snow/wind storms, flooding, mudslides |
| 0919 |
10/22/91 |
Oakland Hills Fire |
| 0894 |
02/11/91 |
Severe freeze |
| 0872 |
06/30/90 |
Fires |
| 0845 |
10/18/89 |
Loma Prieta Earthquake |
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Federated States of Micronesia Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 1504 |
12/19/03 |
Typhoon |
| 1449 |
01/06/03 |
Typhoon |
| 1427 |
07/11/02 |
Tropical Storm |
| 1417 |
05/29/02 |
Typhoon Mitag |
| 1213 |
04/03/98 |
Severe Drought |
| 1166 |
03/11/96 |
Typhoon Fern |
| 3093 |
05/20/92 |
Drought |
| 0934 |
02/07/92 |
Typhoon Axel |
| 0926 |
12/10/91 |
Typhoon Yuri |
| 0892 |
01/17/91 |
Typhoon Russ |
| 0886 |
12/14/90 |
Typhoon Owen |
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Guam Disasters Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 1428 |
07/06/02 |
Typhoon Chata'an |
| 1397 |
12/05/01 |
Earthquake |
| 2197 |
03/22/98 |
Guam Tiyan Toto Fire Complex (Guam) |
| 1193 |
12/17/97 |
Super Typhoon Paka |
| 0957 |
08/28/92 |
Typhoon Omar |
| 0924 |
12/04/91 |
Typhoon Yuri |
| 0887 |
12/24/90 |
Typhoon Russ |
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Hawaii Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 1348 |
11/09/00 |
Severe storms and flooding |
| 2293 |
04/01/00 |
HI wildfire |
| 2236 |
08/25/98 |
Molokai Fire '98 (Maui) |
| 2196 |
03/16/98 |
Leilani Estates Subdivision Fire (HI Co.) |
| 2195 |
02/18/98 |
Hawaiian Beaches Subdivision Fire (HI Co.) |
| 1147 |
11/26/96 |
Severe storms, high winds and flooding |
| 3122 |
11/05/96 |
Severe storms and flooding |
| 0961 |
09/12/92 |
Hurricane Iniki |
| 0864 |
05/18/90 |
Lava flow, Kilauea Volcano |
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Marshall Islands Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 1040 |
10/06/94 |
High surf and wave action |
| 0971 |
12/16/92 |
Typhoon Gay |
| 0932 |
02/07/92 |
Tropical storm Axel |
| 0925 |
12/06/71 |
Typhoon Zelda |
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Northern Mariana Islands Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 1430 |
08/08/02 |
Typhoon Chata'an |
| 1210 |
03/20/98 |
Severe draught |
| 1194 |
12/24/97 |
Super Typhoon Paka |
| 1192 |
12/08/97 |
Super Typhoon Keith |
| 0854 |
02/05/90 |
Typhoon Koryn |
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Nevada Disaster History
| Disaster Number |
Declaration Date |
Disaster Description |
| 2420 |
06/09/02 |
Pioche Fire |
| 2371 |
08/09/01 |
Antelope Fire |
| 2366 |
07/05/01 |
Ten Mile Fire |
| 2356 |
01/13/01 |
Spring Creek Fire |
| 2316 |
08/01/00 |
Arrow Head Fire |
| 2312 |
06/30/00 |
Reno Fire Complex |
| 2271 |
08/25/99 |
Red Rock Fire |
| 2268 |
08/05/99 |
Osino Fire |
| 2267 |
08/05/99 |
Unionville Fire |
| 2265 |
07/03/99 |
Mira Loma Fire (Washoe) |
| 1281 |
07/01/99 |
Severe storms and flash flooding |
| 2264 |
06/24/99 |
Lemon Valley Fire (Washoe) |
| 1153 |
01/03/97 |
Severe storms, flooding, mud & land slides |
| 2188 |
08/13/96 |
Lee Fire |
| 2185 |
08/05/96 |
Belli Ranch Fire |
| 2183 |
06/24/96 |
Autumn Fire |
| 2106 |
08/04/94 |
Crystal Fire Incident |
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