Birch Creek, Alaska — Federal Disaster History
Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska has been included in 19 federally declared disasters since 1986, most recently Severe Storms, Flooding, And Remnants Of Typhoon Halong in 2025. The most common declaration type here is flood (8 of them). Declarations are made by the President when a disaster overwhelms state and local response capacity, and they unlock federal recovery funding.
Declarations by Type
| Declarations | |
|---|---|
| Flood | 8 |
| Fire | 3 |
| Severe Storm | 3 |
| Biological | 2 |
| Earthquake | 1 |
| Snowstorm | 1 |
| Freezing | 1 |
Every Federal Declaration for Yukon-Koyukuk
| # | Year | Type | Disaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2025 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Remnants Of Typhoon Halong |
| 2. | 2025 | Fire | Nenana Ridge Complex |
| 3. | 2023 | Flood | Flooding |
| 4. | 2022 | Fire | Clear Fire |
| 5. | 2022 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Straight-line Winds |
| 6. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 7. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 8. | 2013 | Flood | Flooding |
| 9. | 2009 | Flood | Flooding And Ice Jams |
| 10. | 2008 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| 11. | 2006 | Flood | Snow Melt And Ice Jam Flooding |
| 12. | 2006 | Fire | Parks Highway (tamarack) Fire |
| 13. | 2002 | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| 14. | 2002 | Flood | Flooding |
| 15. | 1994 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| 16. | 1991 | Snowstorm | Heavy Snow, Ice Jams & Flooding |
| 17. | 1989 | Flood | Flooding |
| 18. | 1989 | Freezing | Severe Freezing |
| 19. | 1986 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Declarations Summaries. County-level declarations only.