FEMA disaster declarations

Every federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declaration FEMA has published for the last 12 months, with the counties and areas it designates and how many days it came after the incident began, plus the requests FEMA turned down. Pick a state for its full list since 1 Jan 2024. For major disasters with individual assistance, the table shows an estimated "apply by" date; every open deadline, soonest first.

Updated FEMA data refreshed 18 Oct 2026, 11:04 UTC · read from OpenFEMA 19 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTC

Declarations in the last 12 months

157 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort. Type a state, county or incident to filter; the filter also searches every designated area.

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Requests FEMA turned down since 1 Jan 2024

Requests for a major disaster or emergency declaration that were not approved, as OpenFEMA publishes them, newest decision first. Requests still under review are not published.

Declarations by state

The number after each state is its declarations so far in 2026.

Alabama (1) · Alaska (3) · American Samoa (0) · Arizona (1) · Arkansas (3) · California (5) · Colorado (4) · Connecticut (0) · Delaware (1) · District of Columbia (1) · Florida (3) · Georgia (4) · Guam (5) · Hawaii (7) · Idaho (3) · Illinois (0) · Indiana (3) · Iowa (1) · Kansas (3) · Kentucky (3) · Louisiana (3) · Maine (0) · Maryland (1) · Massachusetts (1) · Michigan (1) · Minnesota (0) · Mississippi (4) · Missouri (3) · Montana (5) · Nebraska (4) · Nevada (6) · New Hampshire (1) · New Jersey (0) · New Mexico (2) · New York (0) · North Carolina (1) · North Dakota (1) · Northern Mariana Islands (5) · Ohio (1) · Oklahoma (11) · Oregon (9) · Pennsylvania (0) · Puerto Rico (0) · Rhode Island (0) · South Carolina (2) · South Dakota (4) · Tennessee (2) · Texas (8) · U.S. Virgin Islands (0) · Utah (6) · Vermont (0) · Virginia (1) · Washington (11) · West Virginia (3) · Wisconsin (2) · Wyoming (0)

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2 and Declaration Denials - v1, retrieved 19 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTC from https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries and https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/DeclarationDenials. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

Questions

Is my county a federal disaster area?

Open your state on this page. Each state page lists every county, parish, borough and tribal area FEMA has designated in the last 12 months, with the declaration that names it. A designation applies to the programs and the incident period of that declaration only. FEMA's page for the declaration, and DisasterAssistance.gov, say what help is available where you live.

What is the difference between a major disaster, an emergency and a fire management declaration?

A major disaster declaration (DR) is made by the President under the Stafford Act and can open individual assistance, public assistance and hazard mitigation funding. An emergency declaration (EM) is also made by the President and gives more limited, often short-term federal help, sometimes before a storm arrives. A fire management assistance declaration (FM) is approved by FEMA, not the President, to help pay for fighting a wildfire that threatens to become a major disaster.

How long does a FEMA disaster declaration take?

Over the last 12 months the median major disaster declaration was made 79 days after the incident began and 42 days after the governor or tribal leader asked for it, across 62 declarations. The time includes the state or tribal damage assessment and the request itself, not only the federal decision.

Does this list requests that are still waiting for a decision?

No. OpenFEMA publishes declarations that were made and requests that were turned down. Requests still under review are not published, so a state can have a pending request that appears on neither list.

What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance?

For individual assistance after a major disaster, FEMA's standard registration period is 60 days from the date the President declares the disaster (44 CFR 206.112). FEMA often extends it, and the extension is announced for that disaster only. The "apply by" dates on this site are that standard 60 days counted from the declaration date, so they are estimates; the official deadline for each disaster is on DisasterAssistance.gov and on the disaster's page at fema.gov. You can apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, in the FEMA app, or by calling 800-621-3362.

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