FEMA Records
2
Low volume
Marshall Islands · FEMA + NOAA + National Risk Index
Jaluit, MH
2 FEMA disaster declarations (1992-1998). Most common hazard: Drought.
- 2
- FEMA declarations
- 2
- Major disasters
- Drought
- Top hazard
FEMA OpenFEMA declaration desk
County FIPS 68120 · Jaluit 2 declarations · rank 3238/3,266
DECL-TRACE · MAJOR-HEAVY · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · NRI-UNK · ACT-LOW · TYPE-LEAD · VS-ST-ABOVE
- DECL-TRACE 2
- MAJOR-HEAVY 100%
- RANK-LOWER #3,238
- PHOTO-FINISH Ujae
- NRI-UNK NRI n/a
- ACT-LOW Low
- TYPE-LEAD Drought
- VS-ST-ABOVE +0%
Nearest declaration peer: Ujae, MH (0 declaration gap)
FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 filing stamps for this county register. Read with this county → · Marshall Islands state profile
Jaluit in the declaration-count neighbourhood
FEMA declaration records among this county and nearest peers
- Los Angeles · largest
Los Angeles · largest
88 declarations
- Ailuk · near 2
Ailuk · near
2 declarations
- Jaluit · this county 2
Jaluit · this county
2 declarations
- Ujae · near 2
Ujae · near
2 declarations
- Yakutat · near 2
Yakutat · near
2 declarations
- Ujelang · smallest 1
Ujelang · smallest
1 declarations
What this shows Jaluit carries 2 FEMA declaration records, ranked 3238 of 3,266 counties in this registry.
How does Jaluit compare?
Jaluit vs. all counties in this dataset
FEMA disaster declarations, all-time
2 0th percentile higher than 0% of 3,266 counties
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Source FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 · 2026-08-03
What does Jaluit's hazard record show?
Reading the federal records together
No paid-claim row for this county appears in the NFIP county table used by PlainHazard. That absence is not evidence that flooding never occurred: the register observes claims under federal flood-insurance policies, not uninsured losses, emergency reports, or every flood outside the program. The FEMA declaration history below is therefore the available federal-action record on this page.
The declaration register points in the busier direction. Jaluit's 2 federal records stand 0% above the Marshall Islands county mean of 2.0. That comparison describes how often federal action was recorded, including any Major Disaster, Emergency, and Fire Management entries shown on this page; it does not convert the count into future probability.
44 /100
Historical Activity Index
Moderate historical activity
Jaluit, MH · PlainHazard-derived composite from federal records
This 0–100 index is an explicit PlainHazard composite from FEMA declaration history only on the county surface (this DB has no county-level NOAA damage row) . It is not FEMA's National Risk Index, not a forecast, and not a safety, insurance, or preparedness rating. Open the calculator · Methodology
FEMA Declarations (1953–present) Low
1/30
2 OpenFEMA declarations, full ingest window (0.1x national county average)
County Disaster Density High
13/25
2 declarations (1.0x state county average of 2)
Major Disaster Share Very High
25/25
2 of 2 declarations are major disasters (100%)
Hazard Diversity Moderate
5/20
2 different disaster types declared in Jaluit
FEMA NRI 8-hazard radar - Jaluit
How to read this radar
Each axis: NRI risk rating (Very Low-Very High) on a 0-100 scale. Rounder = broad exposure; spiky = one or two hazards dominate.
Major Disaster share
100%
Mostly major
County FIPS
68120
MH state code
Source: FEMA National Risk Index Per-county per-hazard ratings, December 2025 release
Disaster Types
Drought 1
Flood 1
What Drought declarations mean here
Drought is the most frequent declaration type on Jaluit's record, 50% of its declarations, which is rare in this dataset. Drought is the only slow-onset hazard here: it has no single impact date, it is measured in event-days rather than discrete events, and most agricultural drought relief flows through USDA designations rather than FEMA declarations. A county whose FEMA record is drought-led therefore tends to be one where drought reached a severity that ordinary agricultural programmes were not sufficient to address.
Declaration counts describe past federal action. They are a record of what was declared, not a forecast of future hazard probability.
Declaration Types
What DR / EM / FM mean
FEMA categorizes declarations as Major Disasters (DR), Emergencies (EM), or Fire Management Assistance (FM).
Major Disaster - 2 100.0%
of all 2 declarations
FEMA Declarations Timeline
| Year | Declarations | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
Disaster Declarations
Download these 2 declarations as CSV . FEMA source data is public domain; our derived presentation is CC0.
| DR# | Title | Type | Incident | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1210 | DROUGHT, CROP LOSSES | DR | Drought | 1998-03-20 |
| 932 | TROPICAL STORM AXEL | DR | Flood | 1992-02-07 |
Data-matched county comparisons
Jaluit's closest FEMA peer: Ailinglaplap, MH
Comparisons use published FEMA declaration fields for Jaluit. Record similarity, not a safety rating.
Closest declaration profiles
Jaluit shows 2 FEMA declarations, led by Drought.
Similar Major-disaster share
Jaluit: 2 of 2 of its declarations are Major.
How these peers are chosen
Cohort: FEMA declaration county equivalents in the freely associated states. Each metric keeps six ETL candidates; three unique destinations are shown after de-duplicating across axes. Declaration-volume ranking combines count and Major-disaster share and prefers a different leading incident type; Major-share ranks the Major fraction adjusted for volume; NRI ranks the modeled composite score only.
Retained FEMA snapshot feed for Jaluit - capture-dated entries only.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by NRI score & FEMA declaration volume
Two PlainHazard-derived comparison paths for Jaluit: nearest out-of-state National Risk Index composite and nearest FEMA declaration count (floor ≥5 records). Record similarity only, not a forecast of the next hazard.
Similar declaration volume
Nearest out-of-state counties by FEMA declaration count. This county: 2. NRI peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Further reading for this county
Understanding disaster data
Use the data guide to read Jaluit's declaration register against state and national benchmarks without conflating it with modeled risk.
More PlainHazard guides
- Most disaster-prone counties - U.S. counties ranked by FEMA declaration totals.
- Understanding disaster data - declarations vs storm events vs NRI scores.
- Preparing for natural disasters - household checklist (not county-specific advice).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most common disaster type in Jaluit?
The most common disaster type in Jaluit is Drought, with 1 declaration. Other disaster types include Flood (1).
How does Jaluit's FEMA declaration record compare with the Marshall Islands average?
FEMA lists 2 declaration records for Jaluit. That is 0% above the Marshall Islands county mean of 2.0. Its count is also 90% below the national county mean of 20.7. A larger declaration history records more federal actions; it is not a forecast of the county's next hazard.
How many major FEMA disaster declarations has Jaluit received?
Jaluit has received 2 major disaster declarations, representing 100% of all 2 disaster declarations.
What was the worst year for disasters in Jaluit?
The most active year for disaster declarations in Jaluit was 1992, with 1 declaration. The county has FEMA disaster data spanning 1992 to 1998.
Data Sources & Methodology
Disaster declaration data comes from the FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 API, which includes all federally declared disasters, emergencies, and fire management assistance grants.
Storm event data is sourced from the NOAA Storm Events Database (2015-2025), which tracks significant weather events including thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, and winter storms.
This data is provided for informational purposes only. FEMA disaster declarations represent federal response actions and may not capture all local emergencies or weather events.
PlainHazard derives this profile from FEMA's Disaster Declarations Summaries and National Risk Index data. The declaration comparison covers 3,266 U.S. counties and county equivalents in this database, refreshed as of 2026-08-03. Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
All federal data sources used on this page
- FEMA OpenFEMA, Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 - all federally-declared disasters for this county. fema.gov/openfema/disaster-declarations
- FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) - per-county per-hazard risk ratings and expected annual loss. hazards.fema.gov/nri
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database - state-level storm/severe-weather event records, 2015-2025. ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainHazard
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