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Disaster declarations in Florida

Every federal declaration for Florida from 1953 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

190declarations 87major disasters 36emergencies 67fire declarations $30.44 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

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

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Collier County54416,233
Bay County51199,718
Manatee County50458,352
Gulf County4915,876
Franklin County4812,979
Sarasota County48476,604
Hillsborough County471,581,426
Monroe County4780,908
Wakulla County4737,115
Brevard County45658,447
Calhoun County4513,278
Dixie County4517,614
Lee County45860,959
Levy County4547,765
Pinellas County45965,870

All declarations

190 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Oct 22, 1953 DR-12-FL Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 23, 1960 DR-97-FL Severe Weather Conditions Other statewideIAPAHM —
Sep 12, 1960 DR-106-FL Hurricane Donna Hurricane statewideIAPAHM —
Dec 17, 1962 DR-141-FL Abnormally High Tides Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Sep 8, 1964 DR-175-FL Hurricane Cleo Hurricane statewideIAPAHM —
Sep 10, 1964 DR-176-FL Hurricane Dora Hurricane statewideIAPAHM —
Sep 14, 1965 DR-209-FL Hurricane Betsy Hurricane 10IAPA —
Nov 7, 1968 DR-252-FL Hurricane Gladys Hurricane 14IAPA —
Jul 3, 1970 DR-289-FL Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 3PA —
Mar 15, 1971 DR-304-FL Freeze Freezing 6IAPA —
Jun 23, 1972 DR-337-FL Tropical Storm Agnes Coastal Storm 14IAPA —
May 26, 1973 DR-387-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 13IAPA —
Aug 22, 1975 DR-479-FL Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Sep 26, 1975 DR-484-FL High Winds, Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Jan 31, 1977 DR-526-FL Severe Winter Weather Freezing 35IA —
May 15, 1979 DR-586-FL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 4IA —
Sep 13, 1979 DR-600-FL Hurricane Frederic Hurricane 5IAPA —
Sep 29, 1979 DR-607-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3IA —
Jul 7, 1982 DR-664-FL Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Mar 29, 1984 DR-698-FL Freezing Temperatures Freezing 5IA —
Mar 18, 1985 DR-732-FL Severe Freeze Freezing 20IA —
Sep 12, 1985 DR-743-FL Hurricane Elena Hurricane 7IAPA —
Dec 3, 1985 DR-756-FL Hurricane Kate Hurricane 8IAPA —
Jan 15, 1990 DR-851-FL Severe Freeze Freezing 32IA —
Apr 3, 1990 DR-862-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 11IA —
Aug 14, 1992 DR-952-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 4PA —
Aug 24, 1992 DR-955-FL Hurricane Andrew Hurricane 4IAPA —
Oct 8, 1992 DR-966-FL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 7IAPA —
Mar 13, 1993 DR-982-FL Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds & Tides, Freezing Tornado 38IAPA —
Jul 10, 1994 DR-1035-FL Severe Storms and Flooding (Tropical Storm Alberto) Severe Storm 12IAPA —
Nov 28, 1994 DR-1043-FL Tropical Storm Gordon Tornadoes Flooding Rainfall Severe Storm 2IA —
Aug 10, 1995 DR-1062-FL Hurricane Erin Hurricane 6IAPA —
Oct 4, 1995 DR-1069-FL Hurricane Opal Hurricane 15IAPA —
Oct 27, 1995 DR-1074-FL Severe Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Oct 15, 1996 DR-1141-FL Tropical Storm Josephine Severe Storm 16IA —
Jan 6, 1998 DR-1195-FL Severe Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 55IAPA —
Feb 12, 1998 DR-1204-FL Severe Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 3IAPA —
Jun 18, 1998 DR-1223-FL Extreme Fire Hazard Fire 67IAPA —
Sep 4, 1998 DR-1241-FL Hurricane Earl Hurricane 6IAHM $302,741
Sep 28, 1998 DR-1249-FL Hurricane Georges Hurricane 17IAPAHM $15.0 million
Nov 6, 1998 DR-1259-FL Tropical Storm Mitch Severe Storm 2IAPAHM $1.1 million
Sep 22, 1999 DR-1300-FL Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations Hurricane 12PAHM $37.9 million
Oct 20, 1999 DR-1306-FL Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req Hurricane 19IAPAHM $127.7 million
Oct 3, 2000 DR-1344-FL Tropical Storm Helene Severe Storm 9PAHM $20.5 million
Oct 4, 2000 DR-1345-FL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4IAPAHM $365.1 million
Feb 5, 2001 DR-1359-FL Severe Freeze Freezing 49IAHM $273,677
Jun 17, 2001 DR-1381-FL Tropical Storm Allison Severe Storm 9IAPAHM $18.7 million
Sep 28, 2001 DR-1393-FL Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Associated With Tropical Storm Gabrielle Coastal Storm 11PAHM $24.6 million
Apr 25, 2003 DR-1460-FL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 1IHPIAHM $15.0 million
Jul 29, 2003 DR-1481-FL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 11PAHM $12.2 million
Aug 13, 2004 DR-1539-FL Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley Hurricane 67IHPIAPAHM $916.1 million
Sep 4, 2004 DR-1545-FL Hurricane Frances Hurricane 67IHPIAPAHM $1.20 billion
Sep 16, 2004 DR-1551-FL Hurricane Ivan Hurricane 45IHPIAPAHM $939.5 million
Sep 26, 2004 DR-1561-FL Hurricane Jeanne Hurricane 53IHPIAPAHM $1.00 billion
Jul 10, 2005 DR-1595-FL Hurricane Dennis Hurricane 20IHPIAPAHM $231.0 million
Aug 28, 2005 DR-1602-FL Hurricane Katrina Hurricane 11PAHM $199.1 million
Oct 24, 2005 DR-1609-FL Hurricane Wilma Hurricane 20IHPIAPAHM $1.98 billion
Feb 3, 2007 DR-1679-FL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 4IHPIAPAHM $16.3 million
Feb 8, 2007 DR-1680-FL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 1IHPIAHM $1.2 million
Aug 24, 2008 DR-1785-FL Tropical Storm Fay Severe Storm 44IHPPAHM $133.5 million
Oct 27, 2008 DR-1806-FL Hurricane Gustav Hurricane 6PAHM $5.1 million
Apr 21, 2009 DR-1831-FL Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 23IHPPAHM $40.5 million
May 27, 2009 DR-1840-FL Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 5IHPPAHM $15.1 million
May 17, 1985 FM-2050-FL Perry Fire Fire statewidePA —
May 17, 1985 FM-2051-FL Aster Fire Fire statewidePA —
May 17, 1985 FM-2052-FL Bonell Fire Fire statewidePA —
May 20, 1985 FM-2053-FL Tomoka Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 8, 1998 FM-2200-FL Palm Coast 98 Fire Complex (St.johns, Seminole & Flager Fire statewidePA —
Jun 16, 1998 FM-2201-FL Jacksonville Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jun 18, 1998 FM-2203-FL County Line Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 19, 1998 FM-2204-FL Race Track - Waldo Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 19, 1998 FM-2205-FL Waldo Southeast Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 19, 1998 FM-2206-FL San Pedro Day Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 19, 1998 FM-2207-FL Waccassa Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jun 20, 1998 FM-2208-FL Bunnelle Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jun 20, 1998 FM-2209-FL Suwanee Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jun 21, 1998 FM-2211-FL Chippola River District-Gulf County-Depot Creek Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 21, 1998 FM-2212-FL Calooshattchee Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jun 27, 1998 FM-2214-FL Withlacootchee Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Jun 28, 1998 FM-2215-FL Orlando Fire Complex Fire statewidePA —
Apr 15, 1999 FM-2251-FL Okeechobee Fire Complex Fire 6PA $1.3 million
Apr 15, 1999 FM-2252-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 5PA $1.0 million
Apr 15, 1999 FM-2253-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 4PA $596,020
Apr 15, 1999 FM-2254-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 3PA $1.3 million
Apr 17, 1999 FM-2255-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 7PA $198,068
Apr 18, 1999 FM-2256-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 4PA $481,220
Apr 19, 1999 FM-2257-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 2PA $72,451
Apr 20, 1999 FM-2258-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 5PA $1.5 million
Apr 21, 1999 FM-2259-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 3PA $420,080
Apr 23, 1999 FM-2260-FL Fl-Fires 04/13/99 Fire 5PA $248,672
May 14, 1999 FM-2262-FL Jacksonville District Fire Fire 3PA $304,549
Apr 11, 2000 FM-2294-FL Fl - Merritt Fire Fire 1PA —
May 16, 2000 FM-2298-FL Flowers-Myakka Fire Complex Fire 1PA $2.1 million
May 19, 2000 FM-2299-FL Withlacoochee Fire Complex Fire 5PA $4.3 million
May 20, 2000 FM-2300-FL Lakeland District Fire Fire 3PA $1.2 million
May 28, 2000 FM-2301-FL Fl, Orlando District Fire Complex Fire 3PA $2.7 million
May 28, 2000 FM-2302-FL Fl, Bunnell Fire Complex Fire 1PA $556,922
May 29, 2000 FM-2303-FL Fl, Waccasassa Fire Complex Fire 5PA $1.7 million
Jun 2, 2000 FM-2305-FL Fl, Jacksonville Fire Complex Fire 3PA $374,315
Jun 5, 2000 FM-2306-FL Fl, Suwannee Fire Complex Fire 6PA $646,466
Jun 9, 2000 FM-2307-FL Fl, Perry Fire Complex Fire 4PA $263,419
Mar 18, 2001 FM-2353-FL Fl - Lakeland Complex Fire Fire 3PA $4.0 million
Feb 19, 2001 FM-2354-FL Fl - Okeechobee Complex Fire Fire 5PA $1.5 million
Feb 19, 2001 FM-2355-FL Fl - Caloosahatchee Fire Complex Fire 3PA $959,055
Apr 17, 2001 FM-2357-FL Fl - Orlando Complex Fire Fire 3PA $880,499
Apr 18, 2001 FM-2358-FL Fl - Myakka Complex Fire Fire 5PA $2.3 million
Apr 25, 2001 FM-2359-FL Fl - Everglades Fire Complex - 04/25/01 Fire 2PA $673,338
May 15, 2001 FM-2360-FL Fl - Chipola River Fire Complex - 05/15/01 Fire 2PA $695,211
May 16, 2001 FM-2361-FL Fl - Escambia Fire Complex - 05/16/01 Fire 1PA $350,002
May 23, 2001 FM-2363-FL Perry Fire Complex Fire 2PA $5.1 million
May 15, 2006 FM-2638-FL Volusia Fire Complex Fire 1PA $1.9 million
Mar 26, 2007 FM-2684-FL 53 Big Pine Fire Fire 1PA $162,574
May 2, 2007 FM-2687-FL Deland Fire Complex Fire 4PA $4.9 million
May 7, 2007 FM-2689-FL Suwannee Fire Complex Fire 8PA $13.8 million
May 8, 2007 FM-2690-FL Black Creek Fire Fire 1PA $1.1 million
May 9, 2007 FM-2692-FL Calloosahatchee Fire Complex Fire 3PA $2.0 million
Jun 27, 2007 FM-2696-FL Okeechobee Fire Complex Fire 6PA $637,476
May 12, 2008 FM-2765-FL Brevard Fire Complex Fire 1PA $4.3 million
May 12, 2009 FM-2819-FL Martin County Fire Complex Fire 1PA $410,440
Apr 27, 2011 FM-2902-FL Slope Fire Fire 1PA $263,462
Mar 24, 1979 EM-3075-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 2IAPA —
May 6, 1980 EM-3079-FL Undocumented Aliens Human Cause 4PA —
Jul 8, 1994 EM-3114-FL Tropical Storm Alberto Flood 14PA —
Aug 3, 1995 EM-3116-FL Hurricane Erin Hurricane statewidePA —
Sep 25, 1998 EM-3131-FL Hurricane Grorges Hurricane 34PA —
Apr 27, 1999 EM-3139-FL Fl-Fires 04/15/99 Fire 52PA $1.1 million
Sep 14, 1999 EM-3143-FL Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations Hurricane 12PA $3.6 million
Oct 15, 1999 EM-3150-FL Tropical Storm Irene - Florida Hurricane 29PA $547,528
Sep 5, 2005 EM-3220-FL Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 67PA $3.8 million
Sep 20, 2005 EM-3259-FL Tropical Storm Rita Hurricane 4PA $7.4 million
Aug 21, 2008 EM-3288-FL Tropical Storm Fay Severe Storm 67PA $8.7 million
Sep 7, 2008 EM-3293-FL Hurricane Ike Hurricane 1PA $957,956
Oct 6, 2016 EM-3377-FL Hurricane Matthew Hurricane 28PA —
Sep 5, 2017 EM-3385-FL Hurricane Irma Hurricane 67PA —
Sep 8, 2017 EM-3388-FL Hurricane Irma Hurricane tribalPA —
Oct 8, 2017 EM-3395-FL Hurricane Nate Hurricane 2PA $446,809
Oct 9, 2018 EM-3405-FL Hurricane Michael Hurricane 35PA —
Aug 30, 2019 EM-3419-FL Hurricane Dorian Hurricane 67PA —
Aug 31, 2019 EM-3420-FL Hurricane Dorian Hurricane tribalPA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3432-FL COVID-19 Biological 67PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3468-FL COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Aug 1, 2020 EM-3533-FL Hurricane Isaias Hurricane 19PA $1.3 million
Sep 15, 2020 EM-3546-FL Hurricane Sally Hurricane 13PA —
Nov 11, 2020 EM-3551-FL Hurricane Eta Hurricane 13PA $554,277
Jun 25, 2021 EM-3560-FL Surfside Building Collapse Other 1IHPPA $87.8 million
Jul 4, 2021 EM-3561-FL Tropical Storm Elsa Severe Storm 37PA $2.2 million
Aug 16, 2021 EM-3562-FL Tropical Storm Fred Hurricane 23PA $10,578
Sep 24, 2022 EM-3584-FL Tropical Storm Ian Hurricane 67PA —
Nov 8, 2022 EM-3587-FL Tropical Storm Nicole Tropical Storm 45PA —
Nov 9, 2022 EM-3588-FL Seminole Tribe of Florida Tropical Storm Nicole Tropical Storm tribalPA —
Aug 28, 2023 EM-3596-FL Tropical Storm Idalia Tropical Storm 49PA —
Aug 3, 2024 EM-3605-FL Tropical Storm Debby Tropical Storm 61PA —
Sep 24, 2024 EM-3615-FL Tropical Storm Helene Tropical Storm 41PA —
Oct 7, 2024 EM-3622-FL Hurricane Milton Hurricane 51PA —
Oct 8, 2024 EM-3623-FL Hurricane Milton Hurricane tribalPA —
Oct 9, 2026 EM-3655-FL Hurricane Isaias Tropical Storm 27PA —
Jul 3, 2012 DR-4068-FL Tropical Storm Debby Severe Storm 34IHPPAHM $90.1 million
Oct 18, 2012 DR-4084-FL Hurricane Isaac Hurricane 12PAHM $21.3 million
Aug 2, 2013 DR-4138-FL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4PAHM $50.4 million
May 6, 2014 DR-4177-FL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 9IHPPAHM $208.8 million
Sep 28, 2016 DR-4280-FL Hurricane Hermine Hurricane 26IHPPAHM $80.0 million
Oct 8, 2016 DR-4283-FL Hurricane Matthew Hurricane 18IHPPAHM $459.7 million
Sep 10, 2017 DR-4337-FL Hurricane Irma Hurricane 67IHPPAHM $3.92 billion
Sep 27, 2017 DR-4341-FL Hurricane Irma - Seminole Tribe of Florida Hurricane tribalIHPPAHM $150,789
Oct 11, 2018 DR-4399-FL Hurricane Michael Hurricane 18IHPPAHM $2.60 billion
Oct 21, 2019 DR-4468-FL Hurricane Dorian Hurricane 14PAHM $111.2 million
Mar 25, 2020 DR-4486-FL COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 67IHPPAHM $5.19 billion
May 8, 2020 DR-4545-FL COVID-19 Pandemic Biological tribalPAHM $1.8 million
Sep 23, 2020 DR-4564-FL Hurricane Sally Hurricane 14IHPPAHM $285.6 million
Sep 29, 2022 DR-4673-FL Hurricane Ian Hurricane 67IHPPAHM $4.33 billion
Sep 30, 2022 DR-4675-FL Hurricane Ian - Seminole Tribe of Florida Hurricane tribalIHPPAHM $1.4 million
Dec 13, 2022 DR-4680-FL Hurricane Nicole Hurricane 61IHPPAHM $150.3 million
Apr 27, 2023 DR-4709-FL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 1IHPPAHM $96.4 million
Aug 31, 2023 DR-4734-FL Hurricane Idalia Hurricane 49IHPPAHM $598.9 million
Jun 17, 2024 DR-4794-FL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 13IHPPAHM $52.3 million
Aug 10, 2024 DR-4806-FL Hurricane Debby Tropical Storm 61IHPPAHM $240.3 million
Sep 28, 2024 DR-4828-FL Hurricane Helene Hurricane 47IHPPAHM $1.79 billion
Oct 11, 2024 DR-4834-FL Hurricane Milton Hurricane 51IHPPAHM $2.66 billion
Nov 5, 2024 DR-4844-FL Hurricane Milton Hurricane tribalIHPPAHM $4.0 million
Oct 27, 2026 DR-4955-FL Hurricane Isaias Tropical Storm 15PA —
Apr 21, 2017 FM-5178-FL 30th Avenue Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.7 million
Apr 22, 2017 FM-5179-FL Lehigh Acres (Anna Ave. N.) Fire Fire 1PAHM $81,038
Apr 22, 2017 FM-5180-FL Indian Lake Estates Fire Fire 1PAHM $73,633
May 6, 2020 FM-5307-FL 5 Mile Swamp Fire Fire 1PAHM $674,712
May 7, 2020 FM-5308-FL Mussett Bayou Fire Fire 1PAHM $417,301
May 13, 2020 FM-5309-FL 36th Avenue Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.3 million
Mar 4, 2022 FM-5424-FL 1707 Adkins Ave Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Mar 6, 2022 FM-5426-FL Chipola Fire Complex Fire 2PAHM $2.8 million
Apr 22, 2026 FM-5631-FL Railroad Complex Fire Fire 2PA —
Apr 23, 2026 FM-5632-FL Cow Creek Fire Fire 1PA —

* 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.