FEMA disaster declarations in Nevada

Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Nevada since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.

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Is Nevada a federal disaster area?

The most recent federal declaration for Nevada is FM-5678-NV, a fire management declaration made on 2 Oct 2026 for Bull Fire that began 2 Oct 2026, covering 1 designated area.

FEMA has made 6 disaster declarations in Nevada so far in 2026 (1 emergency, 5 fire management). There were no major disaster declarations in Nevada in the last 12 months. 0 requests were turned down in 2026.

Counties and areas designated in the last 12 months

1 area 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.

Washoe County FM-5678-NV · Fire management · Bull Fire 2 Oct 2026 6

All declarations since 1 Jan 2024

15 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.

2 Oct 2026 FM-5678-NV Fire management Fire
Bull Fire
2 Oct 2026 0 0 PA No — Washoe County
1 Sep 2026 EM-3653-NV Emergency Fire
Hawk Fire
22 Aug 2026 10 5 PA No — Washoe County
22 Aug 2026 FM-5674-NV Fire management Fire
Hawk Fire
22 Aug 2026 0 0 PA No — Washoe County
11 Aug 2026 FM-5668-NV Fire management Fire
Stallion Fire
10 Aug 2026 1 0 PA No — Washoe County
11 Aug 2026 FM-5667-NV Fire management Fire
Fred Mountain Fire
9 Aug 2026 2 0 PA No — Washoe County
8 Aug 2026 FM-5663-NV Fire management Fire
Bug Fire
8 Aug 2026 0 0 PA No — Washoe County
2 Aug 2025 FM-5602-NV Fire management Fire
Peavine Fire
2 Aug 2025 0 0 PA No — Washoe County
20 Jun 2025 FM-5592-NV Fire management Fire
Conner Fire
20 Jun 2025 0 0 PA, HM No — Douglas County
10 Jun 2025 FM-5586-NV Fire management Fire
Marie Fire
10 Jun 2025 0 0 PA, HM No — Washoe County
11 Nov 2024 FM-5546-NV Fire management Fire
Callahan Fire
11 Nov 2024 0 0 PA, HM No — Washoe County
7 Sep 2024 FM-5533-NV Fire management Fire
Davis Fire
7 Sep 2024 0 0 PA, HM No — Washoe County
12 Aug 2024 FM-5530-NV Fire management Fire
Gold Ranch Fire
11 Aug 2024 1 1 PA, HM No — Washoe County
16 Jul 2024 FM-5509-NV Fire management Fire
Spring Valley Fire
16 Jul 2024 0 0 PA, HM No — Douglas County
12 Jun 2024 FM-5495-NV Fire management Fire
Sullivan Fire
11 Jun 2024 1 1 PA, HM No — Washoe County
11 Jun 2024 FM-5494-NV Fire management Fire
Trail Fire
11 Jun 2024 0 0 PA, HM No — Washoe County

Requests FEMA turned down

OpenFEMA lists no turned-down declaration requests from Nevada since 1 Jan 2024. Requests still under review are not published, so this does not mean none are waiting.

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 Nevada in 2026?

Yes. FEMA has made 6 disaster declarations for Nevada so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for Nevada is FM-5678-NV, a fire management declaration made on 2 Oct 2026 for Bull Fire that began 2 Oct 2026, covering 1 designated area.

Which Nevada counties are federal disaster areas?

1 area in Nevada was named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months, including Washoe 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 Nevada?

OpenFEMA lists no turned-down declaration requests from Nevada since 1 Jan 2024. Requests still under review are not published.

How long do FEMA declarations take in Nevada?

There are no major disaster declarations for Nevada since 1 Jan 2024 to measure.

What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in Nevada?

No major disaster declaration for Nevada 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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