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Disaster declarations in Arizona

Every federal declaration for Arizona from 1966 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

120declarations 37major disasters 4emergencies 79fire declarations $1.15 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Fire82
Flood17
Severe Storm15
Biological3
Drought1
Hurricane1
Freezing1

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Arizona where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Maricopa County264,673,096
Yavapai County26252,013
Coconino County24145,161
Gila County2354,073
Pinal County23513,862
Navajo County21109,516
Apache County1664,800
Mohave County15226,479
Pima County151,080,149
Cochise County14125,773
Graham County1340,242
Greenlee County139,410
Santa Cruz County850,508
La Paz County716,992
Yuma County6220,310

All declarations

120 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Apr 30, 1966 DR-217-AZ Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Sep 22, 1970 DR-294-AZ Heavy Rains & Flash Flood 6IAPA —
Jul 3, 1972 DR-343-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Oct 25, 1972 DR-360-AZ Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 2IAPA —
Nov 4, 1977 DR-540-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Mar 4, 1978 DR-551-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Dec 21, 1978 DR-570-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Feb 19, 1980 DR-614-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Jul 1, 1983 DR-686-AZ Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Oct 5, 1983 DR-691-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 11IAPA —
Jan 15, 1985 DR-730-AZ Heavy Rain & High Winds Severe Storm 2IAPA —
Dec 6, 1990 DR-884-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 7PA —
Jan 19, 1993 DR-977-AZ Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Flood 13IAPA —
Oct 15, 1999 DR-1304-AZ Severe Storms, Flooding, High Winds Severe Storm 2IAHM $10,446
Oct 27, 2000 DR-1347-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6IAPAHM $7.0 million
Jun 25, 2002 DR-1422-AZ Wildfires Fire 4IAPAHM $2.1 million
Jul 14, 2003 DR-1477-AZ Aspen Fire Fire 1PAHM $5.7 million
Feb 17, 2005 DR-1581-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $6.3 million
Apr 14, 2005 DR-1586-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 7PAHM $10.1 million
Sep 7, 2006 DR-1660-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $12.1 million
Mar 18, 2010 DR-1888-AZ Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 8PAHM $7.8 million
Oct 4, 2010 DR-1940-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 1PAHM $7.5 million
Dec 21, 2010 DR-1950-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm statewidePAHM $649,375
Jun 27, 1990 FM-2073-AZ Dude Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 10, 1993 FM-2086-AZ Desert Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 18, 1993 FM-2087-AZ Kingman Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 27, 1993 FM-2088-AZ Ravine Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jul 4, 1993 FM-2089-AZ Fence Fire Fire statewidePA —
Apr 23, 1994 FM-2093-AZ Dolan Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 11, 1994 FM-2094-AZ Monarch Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 28, 1994 FM-2095-AZ Perkins/Coyote Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jun 29, 1994 FM-2096-AZ Jurassic Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 29, 1994 FM-2097-AZ Oracle Junction Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 11, 1995 FM-2113-AZ Geronimo Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jul 8, 1995 FM-2114-AZ Rio Fire Fire statewidePA —
May 2, 1996 FM-2176-AZ Lone Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 21, 1996 FM-2181-AZ Peaks Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jun 24, 1996 FM-2182-AZ Cottonwood Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 12, 1999 FM-2263-AZ Az - Rainbow Fire - 06/11/1999 Fire 2PA —
Apr 30, 2002 FM-2400-AZ Az-Ryan-Wildfire-4/30/2002 Fire 1PA $522,973
May 15, 2002 FM-2406-AZ Az - Indian Fire - 5/15/2002 Fire 1PA $766,588
Jun 19, 2002 FM-2429-AZ Rodeo Fire Fire 1PA $3.4 million
Jun 21, 2002 FM-2430-AZ Az - Chediski Farms Fire - 06/21/2002 Fire 1PA —
Jul 14, 2002 FM-2439-AZ Az - Oracle Hills Fire - 07/14/2002 Fire 1PA $225,778
Jun 18, 2003 FM-2470-AZ Aspen Fire Fire 2PA $2.3 million
Jun 21, 2003 FM-2471-AZ Ash Fire Fire 1PA $93,637
Jul 14, 2003 FM-2478-AZ Kinishba Fire Fire 2PA $286,117
Jun 9, 2004 FM-2520-AZ Three Forks Fire Fire 1PA $102,739
Jun 28, 2004 FM-2523-AZ Willow Fire Fire 2PA $251,891
May 26, 2005 FM-2558-AZ Vekol Fire-05-26-2005 Fire 1PA $187,479
Jun 8, 2005 FM-2559-AZ Az-Bobby Fire-06-08-2005 Fire 1PA $139,844
Jun 12, 2005 FM-2560-AZ Az-Hulet Fire-06-11-2005 Fire 1PA $213,773
Jun 22, 2005 FM-2561-AZ Cave Creek Fire Complex Fire 2PA $506,548
Jun 23, 2005 FM-2562-AZ Az-Humbug Fire 06-23--2005 Fire 1PA $538,289
Jul 22, 2005 FM-2570-AZ Az-Wildfire (Edge Complex) 07-22-2005 Fire 2PA $8,645
Jun 2, 2006 FM-2640-AZ La Barranca Fire Fire 1PA $65,776
Jun 13, 2006 FM-2642-AZ Potato Fire Fire 1PA $36,242
Jun 14, 2006 FM-2643-AZ Woody Fire Fire 1PA $135,567
Jun 18, 2006 FM-2645-AZ Brins Fire Fire 1PA $658,093
Jun 29, 2008 FM-2779-AZ Lane 2 Fire Fire 1PA $167,186
May 18, 2009 FM-2821-AZ Mule Pass Fire Fire 1PA $400,123
Aug 31, 2009 FM-2835-AZ Water Wheel Fire Fire 1PA $192,973
Oct 3, 2009 FM-2840-AZ Twin Fire Fire 1PA —
Jun 19, 2010 FM-2845-AZ Hardy Fire Fire 1PA $612,234
Jun 20, 2010 FM-2846-AZ Shultz Fire Fire 1PA $585,291
May 9, 2011 FM-2907-AZ Horseshoe Two Fire Fire 1PA $750,000
Jun 2, 2011 FM-2915-AZ Wallow Fire Fire 2PA $2.7 million
Jun 12, 2011 FM-2919-AZ Monument Fire Fire 1PA $3.9 million
Apr 15, 1977 EM-3038-AZ Drought Drought 8PA —
Sep 12, 2005 EM-3241-AZ Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 15PA $5.7 million
Jan 24, 2010 EM-3307-AZ Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 3PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3442-AZ COVID-19 Biological 15PA $3.0 million
Mar 5, 2013 DR-4104-AZ Severe Freeze Freezing tribalPAHM $1.8 million
Nov 5, 2014 DR-4203-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 2PAHM $5.2 million
Aug 31, 2018 DR-4389-AZ Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Flood tribalPAHM $513,182
Nov 30, 2018 DR-4409-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm tribalPAHM $4.9 million
May 21, 2019 DR-4436-AZ Snowstorm and Flooding Severe Storm tribalPAHM $551,699
Apr 4, 2020 DR-4524-AZ COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 15IHPPAHM $972.0 million
Feb 2, 2021 DR-4582-AZ COVID-19 Pandemic Biological tribalIHPPAHM $16,682
Sep 13, 2021 DR-4620-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 3PAHM $7.1 million
Sep 2, 2022 DR-4668-AZ Severe Storms Severe Storm tribalIHPPAHM $1.6 million
Dec 30, 2022 DR-4681-AZ Flooding Flood tribalPAHM $1.0 million
Apr 11, 2023 DR-4703-AZ Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Storm tribalPAHM —
Oct 4, 2024 DR-4833-AZ Watch Fire Fire tribalIHPPAHM $1.9 million
Oct 25, 2024 DR-4840-AZ Flooding Flood tribalIHPPAHM $6.3 million
May 29, 2026 DR-4911-AZ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm tribalIHPPA $3.0 million
Jun 19, 2013 FM-5029-AZ Doce Fire Fire 1PA $1.3 million
Jun 30, 2013 FM-5032-AZ Yarnell Hill Fire Fire 1PA $5.1 million
Jul 2, 2013 FM-5033-AZ Dean Peak Fire Fire 1PA $371,971
Nov 6, 2014 FM-5083-AZ Slide Fire Fire 1PA $1.1 million
Jun 17, 2015 FM-5086-AZ Kearny River Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.1 million
Aug 9, 2015 FM-5095-AZ Willow Fire Fire 1PAHM $775,703
Jun 8, 2016 FM-5125-AZ Tenderfoot Fire Fire 1PA $2.0 million
Jun 11, 2017 FM-5183-AZ Lizard Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.9 million
Jun 25, 2017 FM-5186-AZ Goodwin Fire Fire 1PAHM $5.3 million
Jul 8, 2017 FM-5188-AZ Roach Fire Fire 1PAHM $889,917
Apr 29, 2018 FM-5236-AZ Tinder Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.1 million
May 11, 2018 FM-5238-AZ 89 East Fire Fire 1PAHM $459,333
Jul 22, 2019 FM-5284-AZ Museum Fire Fire 1PAHM $612,041
May 18, 2020 FM-5310-AZ East Desert Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.7 million
May 30, 2020 FM-5311-AZ Ocotillo Fire Fire 1PAHM $898,825
Jun 11, 2020 FM-5312-AZ Big Horn Fire Fire 1PAHM $9.1 million
Jun 20, 2020 FM-5313-AZ Bush Fire Fire 2PAHM $666,293
Jun 23, 2020 FM-5314-AZ Aquila Fire Fire 1PAHM $460,930
Jun 27, 2020 FM-5315-AZ Avondale Fire Fire 1PAHM $65,179
Aug 26, 2020 FM-5340-AZ Griffin Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Apr 8, 2021 FM-5385-AZ Margo Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.5 million
May 27, 2021 FM-5387-AZ Spur Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jun 6, 2021 FM-5389-AZ Telegraph Fire Fire 2PAHM $6.5 million
Apr 19, 2022 FM-5434-AZ Tunnel 2 Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.5 million
Apr 19, 2022 FM-5435-AZ Crooks Fire Fire 1PAHM $4.1 million
Jun 12, 2022 FM-5441-AZ Pipeline Fire Fire 1PAHM $390,871
Jun 28, 2023 FM-5466-AZ Diamond Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.6 million
May 29, 2024 FM-5493-AZ Simmons Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.1 million
Jun 12, 2024 FM-5496-AZ Rose Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jun 28, 2024 FM-5501-AZ Boulder View Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jul 9, 2024 FM-5505-AZ Shake Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jul 13, 2024 FM-5508-AZ Watch Fire Fire statewidePAHM —
May 14, 2025 FM-5584-AZ Greer Fire Fire 1PAHM —
May 22, 2025 FM-5585-AZ Cody Fire Fire 1PAHM —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.