Gakona, Alaska — Federal Disaster History
Valdez-Cordova, Alaska has been included in 9 federally declared disasters since 1986, most recently Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The most common declaration type here is severe storm (4 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 | 4 |
| Biological | 2 |
| Earthquake | 1 |
| Freezing | 1 |
| Flood | 1 |
Every Federal Declaration for Valdez-Cordova
| # | Year | Type | Disaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 3. | 2012 | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides |
| 4. | 2006 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| 5. | 2006 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| 6. | 2002 | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| 7. | 2000 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Avalanches |
| 8. | 1989 | Freezing | Severe Freezing |
| 9. | 1986 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Declarations Summaries. County-level declarations only.