FEMA disaster declarations in Kansas
Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Kansas since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.
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Is Kansas a federal disaster area?
The most recent federal declaration for Kansas is DR-4943-KS, a major disaster declaration made on 1 Sep 2026 for Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding that began 18 Jun 2026, covering 22 designated areas.
FEMA has made 3 disaster declarations in Kansas so far in 2026 (3 major disaster). Over the last 12 months, the median major disaster declaration came 82 days after the incident began and 28 days after the request (4 declarations). 1 request was turned down in 2026.
Counties and areas designated in the last 12 months
50 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.
| Atchison County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Barton County | DR-4897-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 19 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Brown County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Butler County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Cherokee County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 3 |
| Comanche County | DR-4897-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 19 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Cowley County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Crawford County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Decatur County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Dickinson County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Edwards County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 3 |
| Geary County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Gove County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Harper County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Haskell County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Hodgeman County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 3 |
| Iowa Indian Reservation Also NE | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Jackson County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Kickapoo Indian Reservation | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Lane County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Lincoln County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Logan County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Marshall County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Mitchell County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Morris County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 3 |
| Nemaha County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Ness County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Osage County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Osborne County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Ottawa County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Pawnee County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Pottawatomie County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Rawlins County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Rice County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Riley County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Rush County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Russell County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Saline County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 3 |
| Scott County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Sheridan County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Sherman County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Stafford County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Stanton County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Stevens County | DR-4897-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 19 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Sumner County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Thomas County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Wabaunsee County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Wallace County | DR-4943-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Washington County | DR-4940-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 1 Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Wyandotte County | DR-4897-KS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 19 Dec 2025 | 1 |
All declarations since 1 Jan 2024
12 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| 1 Sep 2026 | DR-4943-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
18 Jun 2026 | 75 | 21 | PA | No | — |
22 areasButler County, Cherokee County, Cowley County, Decatur County, Edwards County, Gove County, Harper County, Hodgeman County, Lane County, Logan County, Ness County, Rawlins County, Rush County, Russell County, Scott County, Sheridan County, Sherman County, Stafford County, Stanton County, Sumner County, Thomas County, Wallace County |
| 1 Sep 2026 | DR-4940-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
4 Jun 2026 | 89 | 35 | PA | No | — |
32 areasAtchison County, Brown County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Dickinson County, Edwards County, Geary County, Haskell County, Hodgeman County, Iowa Indian Reservation Also NE, Jackson County, Kickapoo Indian Reservation, Lincoln County, Marshall County, Mitchell County, Morris County, Nemaha County, Ness County, Osage County, Osborne County, Ottawa County, Pawnee County, Pottawatomie County, Rice County, Riley County, Rush County, Russell County, Saline County, Sherman County, Stafford County, Wabaunsee County, Washington County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | DR-4926-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
26 Apr 2026 | 65 | 21 | PA | No | — | Cherokee County, Morris County, Osage County, Saline County, Wabaunsee County |
| 19 Dec 2025 | DR-4897-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
17 Jul 2025 | 155 | 93 | PA | No | — |
12 areasBarton County, Comanche County, Edwards County, Hodgeman County, Logan County, Morris County, Ottawa County, Rawlins County, Saline County, Stevens County, Sumner County, Wyandotte County |
| 11 Sep 2025 | DR-4891-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
3 Jun 2025 | 100 | 37 | PA | No | — |
16 areasBarber County, Butler County, Chase County, Coffey County, Cowley County, Franklin County, Greenwood County, Harper County, Hodgeman County, Kingman County, Lyon County, Morris County, Osage County, Stanton County, Sumner County, Wallace County |
| 22 Jul 2025 | DR-4883-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
18 May 2025 | 65 | 35 | PA | No | — |
11 areasBourbon County, Cheyenne County, Edwards County, Gove County, Kiowa County, Logan County, Pratt County, Reno County, Scott County, Sheridan County, Stafford County |
| 21 May 2025 | DR-4869-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Wildfires |
14 Mar 2025 | 68 | 37 | PA | No | — |
28 areasBarton County, Chautauqua County, Edwards County, Elk County, Ellis County, Gove County, Graham County, Gray County, Greeley County, Hodgeman County, Jewell County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Ness County, Norton County, Osborne County, Pawnee County, Phillips County, Rice County, Rooks County, Rush County, Russell County, Sheridan County, Sherman County, Smith County, Stafford County, Wallace County, Woodson County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | FM-5556-KS | Fire management | Fire Yates Center Fire |
14 Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 | PA, HM | No | — | Woodson County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | DR-4824-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
26 Jun 2024 | 90 | 21 | PA, HM | No | — |
17 areasChase County, Clark County, Comanche County, Doniphan County, Finney County, Geary County, Gray County, Greeley County, Hamilton County, Kearny County, Logan County, Meade County, Pawnee County, Scott County, Thomas County, Wabaunsee County, Wallace County |
| 20 Aug 2024 | DR-4811-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
19 May 2024 | 93 | 18 | PA, HM | No | — |
14 areasBarton County, Ellsworth County, Harvey County, Hodgeman County, Lincoln County, Morris County, Ottawa County, Pawnee County, Reno County, Rush County, Russell County, Stafford County, Wabaunsee County, Wyandotte County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | DR-4800-KS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
25 Apr 2024 | 81 | 21 | PA, HM | No | — |
13 areasAllen County, Anderson County, Bourbon County, Chautauqua County, Cherokee County, Elk County, Greenwood County, Linn County, Morris County, Neosho County, Pottawatomie County, Wilson County, Woodson County |
| 28 Apr 2024 | DR-4774-KS | Major disaster | Winter Storm Severe Winter Storm |
8 Jan 2024 | 111 | 19 | PA, HM | No | — |
17 areasButler County, Chase County, Cloud County, Edwards County, Ford County, Geary County, Gray County, Hodgeman County, Marion County, Morris County, Osage County, Ottawa County, Pawnee County, Shawnee County, Stafford County, Trego County, Wabaunsee County |
Requests FEMA turned down
Requests from Kansas for a major disaster or emergency declaration that were not approved, newest decision first. Requests still under review are not published.
| 7 Feb 2026 | Major Disaster | R7-Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding. Severe Storm |
8 Sep 2025 | 21 Nov 2025 | 78 | 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, 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 there a FEMA disaster declaration for Kansas in 2026?
Yes. FEMA has made 3 disaster declarations for Kansas so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for Kansas is DR-4943-KS, a major disaster declaration made on 1 Sep 2026 for Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding that began 18 Jun 2026, covering 22 designated areas.
Which Kansas counties are federal disaster areas?
50 areas in Kansas were named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months, including Atchison County, Barton County, Brown County, Butler County, Cherokee County, Comanche 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 Kansas?
OpenFEMA lists 1 turned-down request from Kansas since 1 Jan 2024. The most recent was a major disaster request for R7-Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding., turned down on 7 Feb 2026. Requests still under review are not published.
How long do FEMA declarations take in Kansas?
Across 11 major disaster declarations for Kansas since 1 Jan 2024, the median time from the start of the incident to the declaration was 89 days.
What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in Kansas?
No major disaster declaration for Kansas 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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