FEMA Records
2
Low volume
Federated States of Micronesia · FEMA + NOAA + National Risk Index
Kosrae, FM
2 FEMA disaster declarations (1980-1992). Most common hazard: Typhoon.
- 2
- FEMA declarations
- 2
- Major disasters
- Typhoon
- Top hazard
FEMA OpenFEMA declaration desk
County FIPS 64005 · Kosrae 2 declarations · rank 3255/3,266
DECL-TRACE · MAJOR-HEAVY · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · NRI-UNK · ACT-LOW · TYPE-LEAD · VS-ST-LOW
- DECL-TRACE 2
- MAJOR-HEAVY 100%
- RANK-LOWER #3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Jaluit
- NRI-UNK NRI n/a
- ACT-LOW Low
- TYPE-LEAD Typhoon
- VS-ST-LOW -68%
Nearest declaration peer: Jaluit, MH (0 declaration gap)
FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 filing stamps for this county register. Read with this county → · Federated States of Micronesia state profile
Kosrae in the declaration-count neighbourhood
FEMA declaration records among this county and nearest peers
- Los Angeles · largest
Los Angeles · largest
88 declarations
- Jaluit · near 2
Jaluit · near
2 declarations
- Kosrae · this county 2
Kosrae · 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 Kosrae carries 2 FEMA declaration records, ranked 3255 of 3,266 counties in this registry.
How does Kosrae compare?
Kosrae 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 Kosrae'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.
Start with the state benchmark: a Federated States of Micronesia county averages 6.3 federal declaration records, while Kosrae has 2. The gap is 68% below that mean. Fewer entries indicate a quieter history of recorded federal actions, not immunity from a hazard and not a prediction about what happens next.
35 /100
Historical Activity Index
Moderate historical activity
Kosrae, FM · 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 Low
4/25
2 declarations (0.3x state county average of 6)
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 Kosrae
FEMA NRI 8-hazard radar - Kosrae
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
64005
FM state code
Source: FEMA National Risk Index Per-county per-hazard ratings, December 2025 release
Disaster Types
Typhoon 1
Flood 1
What Typhoon declarations mean here
Typhoon is the most frequent declaration type on Kosrae's federal record, 50% of its declarations. Atlantic tropical systems run on a defined season, 1 June to 30 November, with most activity concentrated between August and October; Pacific and territorial basins run on their own calendars. A single named storm routinely produces one declaration number covering a long corridor of counties at once, well inland as well as on the coast, which is why an affected county's count can jump by several in one year without several separate events having occurred.
One practical distinction matters when reading these records: a tropical declaration usually bundles wind, storm surge and inland rainfall flooding under a single incident, but the insurance behind them is split. Wind damage falls to property insurers, while flood and surge damage is covered only under a separate National Flood Insurance Program policy. That is why a county can show heavy declaration activity and a comparatively small NFIP claims record, or the reverse.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 934 | TYPHOON AXEL | DR | Typhoon | 1992-02-07 |
| 611 | SEAWAVE ACTION & FLOODING | DR | Flood | 1979-12-01 |
Data-matched county comparisons
Kosrae's closest FEMA peer: Likiep, MH
Comparisons use published FEMA declaration fields for Kosrae. Record similarity, not a safety rating.
Closest declaration profiles
Kosrae shows 2 FEMA declarations, led by Typhoon.
Similar Major-disaster share
Kosrae: 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 Kosrae - capture-dated entries only.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by NRI score & FEMA declaration volume
Two PlainHazard-derived comparison paths for Kosrae: 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 Kosrae'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 Kosrae?
The most common disaster type in Kosrae is Typhoon, with 1 declaration. Other disaster types include Flood (1).
How does Kosrae's FEMA declaration record compare with the Federated States of Micronesia average?
The typical Federated States of Micronesia county has 6.3 FEMA declaration records; Kosrae has 2, or 68% fewer. Against the national county mean of 20.7, this county's total is 90% lower. The comparison is historical and says nothing about the probability of a future event.
How many major FEMA disaster declarations has Kosrae received?
Kosrae has received 2 major disaster declarations, representing 100% of all 2 disaster declarations.
What was the worst year for disasters in Kosrae?
The most active year for disaster declarations in Kosrae was 1980, with 1 declaration. The county has FEMA disaster data spanning 1980 to 1992.
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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