Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska — Federal Disaster History
Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska has been included in 20 federally declared disasters since 1986, most recently Severe Storm in 2026. The most common declaration type here is severe storm (5 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 | |
|---|---|
| Severe Storm | 5 |
| Flood | 5 |
| Fire | 4 |
| Earthquake | 3 |
| Biological | 2 |
| Winter Storm | 1 |
Every Federal Declaration for Matanuska-Susitna
| # | Year | Type | Disaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2026 | Winter Storm | Severe Storm |
| 2. | 2022 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Straight-line Winds |
| 3. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 4. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 5. | 2019 | Fire | Deshka Landing Fire |
| 6. | 2019 | Fire | Mckinley Fire |
| 7. | 2019 | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| 8. | 2018 | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| 9. | 2018 | Flood | Flooding |
| 10. | 2015 | Fire | Sockeye Fire |
| 11. | 2012 | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides |
| 12. | 2009 | Flood | Flooding And Ice Jams |
| 13. | 2006 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| 14. | 2003 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Including High Winds And Freezing Temperatures |
| 15. | 2002 | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| 16. | 2002 | Flood | Flooding |
| 17. | 2000 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Avalanches |
| 18. | 1996 | Fire | Wildland Fires |
| 19. | 1995 | Flood | Flooding |
| 20. | 1986 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Declarations Summaries. County-level declarations only.