OpenFEMA data as of Oct 29, 2026 5,286 declarations · 3,266 counties · 59 states & territories Advertise
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Federal declarations · 1953–2026

Every federal disaster declaration since 1953

Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, ice storms, droughts and pandemics: when a governor or tribal leader asks for federal help and the request is granted, it becomes a declaration. Here is every one of them, by state, county, year and hazard.

5,286declarations 2,948major disasters 660emergencies 1,678fire declarations
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Each square is a state or territory; darker means more declarations. Switch the measure above the map.

Most recent

Latest declarations

All declarations
  1. Hurricane IsaiasDRFlorida · 15 counties
    Tropical Storm
  2. Flood
  3. Typhoon ChampiEMGuam · 1 county
    Other
  4. Tropical Storm
  5. Norte FireFMCalifornia · 1 county
    Fire
  6. Hurricane IsaiasEMGeorgia · 76 counties
    Tropical Storm
  7. Hurricane IsaiasEMAlabama · 3 counties
    Hurricane
  8. Hurricane IsaiasEMFlorida · 27 counties
    Tropical Storm
  9. Flood
  10. Severe Storm
  11. Hurricane LowellDRHawaii · 2 counties
    Hurricane
  12. Hurricane LalaDRHawaii · 3 counties
    Hurricane
What happened

By hazard

All hazards
Fires1,787
Severe storms1,147
Floods930
Hurricanes457
Tornadoes183
Snowstorms171
Biological incidents167
Severe ice storms75
Typhoons62
Tropical storms46
Droughts46
Earthquakes37

“Biological” covers the 2020 COVID-19 emergency and major disaster declarations made for every state and territory.

Seven decades

Declarations per decade, by type

Year by year
941950s
1841960s
4431970s
2861980s
7371990s
1,2652000s
1,1852010s
1,0922020s
Major disasterEmergencyFire management
Where

States with the most declarations

All states
CACalifornia116 major · 18 emergency · 264 fireFireFloodSevere Storm398TXTexas108 major · 19 emergency · 265 fireFireFloodHurricane392OKOklahoma100 major · 28 emergency · 132 fireFireSevere StormFlood260WAWashington68 major · 11 emergency · 144 fireFireFloodSevere Storm223FLFlorida87 major · 36 emergency · 67 fireFireHurricaneSevere Storm190OROregon44 major · 4 emergency · 126 fireFireSevere StormFlood174NMNew Mexico40 major · 18 emergency · 70 fireFireFloodSevere Storm128AZArizona37 major · 4 emergency · 79 fireFireFloodSevere Storm120NYNew York85 major · 30 emergency · 3 fireSevere StormFloodSnowstorm118NVNevada22 major · 6 emergency · 88 fireFireFloodSevere Storm116MTMontana43 major · 5 emergency · 65 fireFireFloodSevere Storm113COColorado26 major · 7 emergency · 79 fireFireFloodSevere Storm112