FEMA disaster declarations in Florida
Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Florida since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.
Updated FEMA data refreshed · read from OpenFEMA
Is Florida a federal disaster area?
The most recent federal declaration for Florida is EM-3655-FL, an emergency declaration made on 9 Oct 2026 for Hurricane Isaias that began 6 Oct 2026, covering 27 designated areas.
FEMA has made 3 disaster declarations in Florida so far in 2026 (1 emergency, 2 fire management). There were no major disaster declarations in Florida in the last 12 months. 0 requests were turned down in 2026.
Counties and areas designated in the last 12 months
29 areas named in at least one declaration since 19 Oct 2025, each with the newest declaration that names it. A designation applies to that declaration's incident period and programs only; FEMA's page for the declaration says what help is available.
| Baker County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Bay County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Calhoun County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Citrus County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Clay County | FM-5631-FL · Fire management · Railroad Complex Fire | 22 Apr 2026 | 1 |
| Columbia County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Dixie County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Escambia County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Franklin County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Gadsden County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Gilchrist County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Gulf County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Hamilton County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Holmes County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Jackson County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Jefferson County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Lafayette County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Leon County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Levy County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 2 |
| Liberty County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Madison County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Okaloosa County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Putnam County | FM-5631-FL · Fire management · Railroad Complex Fire | 22 Apr 2026 | 1 |
| Santa Rosa County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Suwannee County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Taylor County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Wakulla County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Walton County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Washington County | EM-3655-FL · Emergency · Hurricane Isaias | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 |
All declarations since 1 Jan 2024
12 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| 9 Oct 2026 | EM-3655-FL | Emergency | Tropical Storm Hurricane Isaias |
6 Oct 2026 | 3 | 1 | PA | No | — |
27 areasBaker County, Bay County, Calhoun County, Citrus County, Columbia County, Dixie County, Escambia County, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Leon County, Levy County, Liberty County, Madison County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County |
| 23 Apr 2026 | FM-5632-FL | Fire management | Fire Cow Creek Fire |
21 Apr 2026 | 2 | 1 | PA | No | — | Levy County |
| 22 Apr 2026 | FM-5631-FL | Fire management | Fire Railroad Complex Fire |
19 Apr 2026 | 3 | 0 | PA | No | — | Clay County, Putnam County |
| 5 Nov 2024 | DR-4844-FL Tribal | Major disaster | Hurricane Hurricane Milton |
5 Oct 2024 | 31 | 11 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 4 Jan 2025 estimate · passed unless extended |
Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Brighton Indian Reservation, Fort Pierce Indian Reservation, Hollywood Indian Reservation, Immokalee Indian Reservation, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Tampa Reservation |
| 11 Oct 2024 | DR-4834-FL | Major disaster | Hurricane Hurricane Milton |
5 Oct 2024 | 6 | 0 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 10 Dec 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
52 areasAlachua County, Baker County, Bradford County, Brevard County, Broward County, Charlotte County, Citrus County, Clay County, Collier County, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Dixie County, Duval County, Flagler County, Gilchrist County, Glades County, Hamilton County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Hernando County, Highlands County, Hillsborough County, Indian River County, Lafayette County, Lake County, Lee County, Levy County, Madison County, Manatee County, Marion County, Martin County, Miami-Dade County, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Monroe County, Nassau County, Okeechobee County, Orange County, Osceola County, Palm Beach County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County, Putnam County, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns County, St. Lucie County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Volusia County |
| 8 Oct 2024 | EM-3623-FL Tribal | Emergency | Hurricane Hurricane Milton |
5 Oct 2024 | 3 | 2 | PA | No | — | Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Brighton Indian Reservation, Fort Pierce Indian Reservation, Hollywood Indian Reservation, Immokalee Indian Reservation, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Tampa Reservation |
| 7 Oct 2024 | EM-3622-FL | Emergency | Hurricane Hurricane Milton |
5 Oct 2024 | 2 | 1 | PA | No | — |
51 areasAlachua County, Baker County, Bradford County, Brevard County, Broward County, Charlotte County, Citrus County, Clay County, Collier County, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Dixie County, Duval County, Flagler County, Gilchrist County, Glades County, Hamilton County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Hernando County, Highlands County, Hillsborough County, Indian River County, Lafayette County, Lake County, Lee County, Levy County, Madison County, Manatee County, Marion County, Martin County, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County, Nassau County, Okeechobee County, Orange County, Osceola County, Palm Beach County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County, Putnam County, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns County, St. Lucie County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Volusia County |
| 28 Sep 2024 | DR-4828-FL | Major disaster | Hurricane Hurricane Helene |
23 Sep 2024 | 5 | 0 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 27 Nov 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
47 areasAlachua County, Baker County, Bay County, Bradford County, Calhoun County, Charlotte County, Citrus County, Clay County, Collier County, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Dixie County, Duval County, Escambia County, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Lee County, Leon County, Levy County, Liberty County, Madison County, Manatee County, Marion County, Monroe County, Nassau County, Okaloosa County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Sarasota County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | EM-3615-FL | Emergency | Tropical Storm Tropical Storm Helene |
23 Sep 2024 | 1 | 1 | PA | No | — |
41 areasAlachua County, Bay County, Bradford County, Calhoun County, Charlotte County, Citrus County, Collier County, Columbia County, Dixie County, Escambia County, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Lee County, Leon County, Levy County, Liberty County, Madison County, Manatee County, Marion County, Monroe County, Okaloosa County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Santa Rosa County, Sarasota County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County |
| 10 Aug 2024 | DR-4806-FL | Major disaster | Tropical Storm Hurricane Debby |
1 Aug 2024 | 9 | 1 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 9 Oct 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
61 areasAlachua County, Baker County, Bay County, Bradford County, Brevard County, Calhoun County, Charlotte County, Citrus County, Clay County, Collier County, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Dixie County, Duval County, Escambia County, Flagler County, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Glades County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Hernando County, Highlands County, Hillsborough County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Lake County, Lee County, Leon County, Levy County, Liberty County, Madison County, Manatee County, Marion County, Monroe County, Nassau County, Okaloosa County, Okeechobee County, Orange County, Osceola County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Volusia County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | EM-3605-FL | Emergency | Tropical Storm Tropical Storm Debby |
1 Aug 2024 | 2 | 0 | PA | No | — |
61 areasAlachua County, Baker County, Bay County, Bradford County, Brevard County, Calhoun County, Charlotte County, Citrus County, Clay County, Collier County, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Dixie County, Duval County, Escambia County, Flagler County, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Glades County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Hernando County, Highlands County, Hillsborough County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Lake County, Lee County, Leon County, Levy County, Liberty County, Madison County, Manatee County, Marion County, Monroe County, Nassau County, Okaloosa County, Okeechobee County, Orange County, Osceola County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Volusia County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | DR-4794-FL | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes |
10 May 2024 | 38 | 26 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 16 Aug 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
13 areasBaker County, Columbia County, Gadsden County, Hamilton County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Leon County, Liberty County, Madison County, Santa Rosa County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Wakulla County |
Requests FEMA turned down
Requests from Florida for a major disaster or emergency declaration that were not approved, newest decision first. Requests still under review are not published.
| 15 Mar 2024 | Major Disaster | Severe Weather Severe Storm |
9 Jan 2024 | 5 Feb 2024 | 39 | Turned down |
How to read these tables
- Major disaster (DR) and emergency (EM) declarations are made by the President; fire management (FM) declarations are approved by FEMA.
- Days to declaration counts from the first day of the incident period FEMA recorded to the declaration date. Days from request counts from the date of the governor's or tribal leader's request. Both are calculated here from FEMA's dates.
- Designated areas are the counties, parishes, boroughs, tribal areas and other places FEMA lists for the declaration, including any added later. A designation may cover only some of the programs.
- Programs: IH = Individuals and Households Program, IA = Individual Assistance, PA = Public Assistance, HM = Hazard Mitigation — included in at least one designated area.
- Individual assistance is Yes when the declaration opens the Individuals and Households Program (help people register for) in at least one designated area.
- Apply by (estimate) is FEMA's standard registration period for individual assistance after a major disaster: 60 days from the declaration date (44 CFR 206.112), calculated here. It is an estimate: FEMA often extends deadlines, and DisasterAssistance.gov has the official date. Emergency and fire management declarations have no date here. Open deadlines, soonest first.
- Pending requests are not published in OpenFEMA. Only declarations that were made and requests that were turned down appear, so a request still under review is on neither list.
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2 and Declaration Denials - v1, retrieved 19 Oct 2026, 20:14 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 there a FEMA disaster declaration for Florida in 2026?
Yes. FEMA has made 3 disaster declarations for Florida so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for Florida is EM-3655-FL, an emergency declaration made on 9 Oct 2026 for Hurricane Isaias that began 6 Oct 2026, covering 27 designated areas.
Which Florida counties are federal disaster areas?
29 areas in Florida were named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months, including Baker County, Bay County, Calhoun County, Citrus County, Clay County, Columbia County. The full list is on this page, each with the declaration that names it. A designation covers that declaration's incident period and programs only.
Has FEMA turned down a disaster request from Florida?
OpenFEMA lists 1 turned-down request from Florida since 1 Jan 2024. The most recent was a major disaster request for Severe Weather, turned down on 15 Mar 2024. Requests still under review are not published.
How long do FEMA declarations take in Florida?
Across 5 major disaster declarations for Florida since 1 Jan 2024, the median time from the start of the incident to the declaration was 9 days.
What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in Florida?
No major disaster declaration for Florida with individual assistance has an estimated deadline still open. 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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