Every federal disaster in Daly City since 1954
Each square is a disaster or emergency declaration by the President or FEMA that covered San Mateo County. Declarations make federal aid available after hurricanes, floods, storms, fires and other events, so this is a record of the big ones.
- Declarations
- 49since 1954
- Major disasters
- 42the most serious kind
- Since 2000
- 29declarations
- Most recent
- 2024Severe Storms and Flooding
FEMA's National Risk Index rates San Mateo County's overall natural hazard risk relatively high, led by inland flooding, coastal flooding and earthquake. The history above shows what has actually happened; the risk index estimates what is likely.
All declarations
| Declared | Event | Type | FEMA number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2024 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4772 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Severe Winter Storm | Major disaster | DR-4773 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Tropical Storm Hilary | Major disaster | DR-4746 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Tropical Storm Hilary | Major disaster | DR-4743 |
| May 25, 2023 | Severe Storm and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4714 |
| May 18, 2023 | Severe Winter Storm and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4713 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Severe Winter Storms and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4707 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4699 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Emergency | EM-3592 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Earthquake | Major disaster | DR-4692 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4683 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides | Emergency | EM-3591 |
| Aug 22, 2020 | Wildfires | Major disaster | DR-4558 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Czu Lightning Fire Complex | Fire management | FM-5336 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | COVID-19 Pandemic | Major disaster | DR-4482 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3428 |
| Apr 8, 2019 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4425 |
| Mar 28, 2019 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4423 |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4422 |
| May 2, 2017 | Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4312 |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4308 |
| Mar 16, 2017 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4305 |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Severe Winter Storm | Major disaster | DR-4302 |
| Jan 27, 2015 | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4206 |
| Aug 29, 2013 | Wildfire | Major disaster | DR-4142 |
| Sep 10, 2010 | Glenview Fire | Fire management | FM-2856 |
| Jun 5, 2006 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-1646 |
| Feb 3, 2006 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides | Major disaster | DR-1628 |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Emergency | EM-3248 |
| Feb 9, 1998 | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1203 |
| Jan 4, 1997 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides | Major disaster | DR-1155 |
| Mar 12, 1995 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslides, Mud Flow | Major disaster | DR-1046 |
| Jan 10, 1995 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows | Major disaster | DR-1044 |
| Feb 11, 1991 | Severe Freeze | Major disaster | DR-894 |
| Oct 18, 1989 | Loma Prieta Earthquake | Major disaster | DR-845 |
| Feb 21, 1986 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-758 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | Coastal Storms, Floods, Slides & Tornadoes | Major disaster | DR-677 |
| Jan 7, 1982 | Severe Storms, Flood, Mudslides & High Tide | Major disaster | DR-651 |
| Jan 20, 1977 | Drought | Emergency | EM-3023 |
| Apr 1, 1964 | Seismic Sea Wave | Major disaster | DR-169 |
| Dec 21, 1963 | Flood Due to Broken Dam | Major disaster | DR-161 |
| Feb 25, 1963 | Severe Storms, Heavy Rains & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-145 |
| Oct 24, 1962 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-138 |
| Mar 6, 1962 | Floods | Major disaster | DR-122 |
| Nov 16, 1961 | Fire (Los Angeles County) | Major disaster | DR-119 |
| Apr 4, 1958 | Heavy Rainstorms & Flood | Major disaster | DR-82 |
| Dec 29, 1956 | Forest Fire | Major disaster | DR-65 |
| Dec 23, 1955 | Flood | Major disaster | DR-47 |
| Feb 5, 1954 | Flood & Erosion | Major disaster | DR-15 |
Frequently asked questions
How many federal disasters has Daly City had?
Since 1954, the federal government has issued 49 disaster or emergency declarations covering San Mateo County, including 42 major disaster declarations. 29 of them came in 2000 or later.
What was the most recent federal disaster in Daly City?
Severe Storms and Flooding (Major disaster, declared April 19, 2024).
What kinds of disasters hit Daly City most often?
By FEMA incident type: severe storm (16), flood (14), fire (6) and earthquake (2).
New to Daly City? The city profile covers flood maps and emergency alerts, and the risk summary shows FEMA's hazard ratings.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), downloaded October 18, 2026. We list declarations that named San Mateo County, plus early statewide declarations from before FEMA designated individual counties. "Major disaster" declarations bring the widest federal aid; "emergency" declarations cover shorter-term help; "fire management" declarations help pay to fight large wildfires.