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Disaster declarations in Montana

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

113declarations 43major disasters 5emergencies 65fire declarations $450.0 millionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

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

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113 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jun 6, 1953 DR-5-MT Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jun 9, 1964 DR-172-MT Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Dec 18, 1964 DR-182-MT Severe Winter Storm Snowstorm statewideIAPAHM —
Jan 29, 1974 DR-417-MT Severe Storms, Flooding & Landslides Flood 7IAPA —
Jun 28, 1975 DR-472-MT Rains, Showmelt, Storms & Flooding Flood 14IAPA —
May 29, 1978 DR-558-MT Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 7IAPA —
May 27, 1981 DR-640-MT Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Mar 15, 1986 DR-761-MT Heavy Rains, Landslides & Flooding Flood 16PA —
Oct 14, 1986 DR-777-MT Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 7IAPA —
Feb 23, 1996 DR-1105-MT Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams Severe Storm 14PA —
May 16, 1996 DR-1113-MT Severe Storms, Flooding, Ice Jams, Soil Saturation Severe Storm 6PA —
Jul 25, 1997 DR-1183-MT Severe Storms,ice Jams, Snow Melt, Flooding Severe Storm 23PA —
Aug 30, 2000 DR-1340-MT Wildfires Fire 48IAHM $311,009
Dec 6, 2000 DR-1350-MT Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm 7PAHM $2.4 million
May 28, 2001 DR-1377-MT Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm 1PAHM $855,071
Jul 7, 2001 DR-1385-MT Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm 3PAHM $1.1 million
Jul 3, 2002 DR-1424-MT Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $1.6 million
Jun 13, 2008 DR-1767-MT Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 4PAHM $3.8 million
Jul 10, 2010 DR-1922-MT Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 2PAHM $16.3 million
Jun 17, 2011 DR-1996-MT Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 49IHPPAHM $56.3 million
Aug 16, 1973 FM-2007-MT Prewitt Creek Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 18, 1973 FM-2009-MT Goat Creek Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 23, 1973 FM-2012-MT Pleasant Valley Fire (No. 125) Fire statewidePA —
Jul 16, 1977 FM-2026-MT Pattee Canyon Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 6, 1979 FM-2037-MT West Fork - Barker's Creek Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 27, 1984 FM-2047-MT North Hills Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 28, 1984 FM-2048-MT Houghton Creek Number-2 Fire statewidePA —
Aug 28, 1984 FM-2049-MT Hawks Creek Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 21, 1994 FM-2110-MT Wlderness Complex (Libby Complex) Fire statewidePA —
Aug 21, 1994 FM-2111-MT Little Wolf Fire Fire statewidePA —
Sep 6, 1996 FM-2191-MT Shepard Mountain Fire (Carbon Cty) Fire statewidePA —
Jul 26, 1999 FM-2266-MT Fishel Creek Fire Complex Fire 1PA $406,510
Jul 24, 2000 FM-2314-MT Mt - Central Zone 3B Fire Complex Fire 4PA $23.6 million
Aug 5, 2000 FM-2317-MT Mt-Southwestern Zone Two Fire Complex Fire 7PA $13.6 million
Aug 8, 2000 FM-2318-MT Mt - Central Zone 3C Fire Complex Fire 2PA $138,208
Aug 14, 2000 FM-2320-MT Mt - Northwestern Zone 1 Fire Complex Fire 4PA $5.5 million
Aug 16, 2000 FM-2321-MT Mt - South Central Zone 4 Fire Complex Fire 2PA $18,783
Aug 28, 2000 FM-2326-MT Mt - Willie Fire Fire 1PA $70,842
Jul 23, 2003 FM-2483-MT Mt - Missouri Breaks Complex Fire 07/16/03 Fire 1PA $646,083
Jul 25, 2003 FM-2484-MT Mt-Robert Fire-07-23-03 Fire 1PA $428,142
Jul 25, 2003 FM-2485-MT Mt-Wedge Canyon Fire-07/18/2003 Fire 1PA $358,381
Aug 11, 2003 FM-2488-MT Mt-Hobble Fire-08/07/2003 Fire 1PA $2.5 million
Aug 12, 2003 FM-2489-MT Mt-Cherry Creek Fire -08/06/03 Fire 1PA $3,865
Aug 12, 2003 FM-2490-MT Mt-Missoula/Mineral Fire Zone-08/08/03 Fire 2PA $30.6 million
Aug 20, 2003 FM-2492-MT Mt-Lincoln Fire Complex - 08/14/2003 Fire 2PA $763,958
Aug 21, 2003 FM-2494-MT Mt-Flathead Fire Zone-8/20/03 Fire 1PA $671,847
Jul 11, 2006 FM-2652-MT Saunders Fire Fire 1PA $594,272
Aug 22, 2006 FM-2669-MT Emerald Hills Fire Fire 1PA $770,747
Aug 30, 2006 FM-2671-MT Derby Fire Fire 2PA $6.2 million
Aug 4, 2007 FM-2718-MT Jocko Lakes Fire Fire 1PA $18.3 million
Aug 16, 2007 FM-2721-MT Black Cat Fire Fire 1PA $4.7 million
Aug 19, 2007 FM-2723-MT Ford Road Fire Fire 1PA —
Sep 16, 2007 FM-2730-MT Country Club Fire Fire 1PA —
Sep 4, 2009 FM-2837-MT Eagle Mount Fire Fire 1PA $321,804
Aug 29, 2011 FM-2950-MT Canyon Creek Fire Fire 1PA $569,418
Jun 26, 2012 FM-2987-MT Corral Fire Fire 1PA $825,109
Jun 26, 2012 FM-2988-MT Dahl Fire Fire 1PA $2.0 million
Jun 27, 2012 FM-2989-MT Ash Creek Fire Fire 2PA $1.5 million
Aug 22, 1977 EM-3050-MT Drought Drought 6PA —
Sep 13, 2005 EM-3253-MT Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 56PA $119,960
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3476-MT COVID-19 Biological 56PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3516-MT COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Dec 19, 2025 EM-3630-MT Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 2PA —
Aug 2, 2012 DR-4074-MT Wildfire Fire 2PAHM $1.5 million
Jul 10, 2013 DR-4127-MT Flooding Flood 12PAHM $3.0 million
Apr 17, 2014 DR-4172-MT Ice Jams and Flooding Flood 15PAHM $2.1 million
Oct 9, 2014 DR-4198-MT Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $1.7 million
May 24, 2016 DR-4271-MT Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 5PAHM $1.9 million
Aug 3, 2016 DR-4275-MT Tornado Tornado 1PAHM $3.1 million
Aug 30, 2018 DR-4388-MT Flooding Flood 7PAHM $1.9 million
Oct 31, 2018 DR-4405-MT Flooding Flood 9PAHM $1.7 million
May 24, 2019 DR-4437-MT Flooding Flood 8PAHM $1.1 million
Mar 31, 2020 DR-4508-MT COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 56IHPPAHM $92.9 million
Aug 13, 2021 DR-4608-MT Straight-Line Winds Other 5PAHM $3.9 million
Sep 30, 2021 DR-4623-MT Richard Spring Fire Fire 1PAHM $4.7 million
Jun 16, 2022 DR-4655-MT Severe Storm and Flooding Flood 7IHPPAHM $54.6 million
Aug 12, 2023 DR-4726-MT Flooding Flood 7PAHM $1.3 million
Oct 11, 2023 DR-4745-MT Flooding Flood 10PAHM $2.9 million
Jul 18, 2024 DR-4801-MT Severe Winter Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 10PAHM $3.4 million
Aug 23, 2024 DR-4813-MT Straight-Line Winds Straight-Line Winds 2PAHM $5.1 million
Nov 14, 2024 DR-4847-MT Severe Storm and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm tribalIHPHM $19.1 million
Sep 11, 2025 DR-4887-MT Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood tribalPA $260,891
Apr 7, 2026 DR-4901-MT Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 1PA $5.6 million
Apr 7, 2026 DR-4902-MT Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Straight-Line Winds 28PA $1.8 million
May 29, 2026 DR-4914-MT Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Winter Storm tribalIHP $2.3 million
May 29, 2026 DR-4915-MT Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Straight-Line Winds tribalIHP $6.9 million
Aug 29, 2012 FM-5008-MT Nineteen Mile Fire Fire 1PA $1.7 million
Sep 11, 2012 FM-5016-MT Sawtooth Fire Fire 1PA $3,135
Jul 18, 2013 FM-5035-MT West Mullan Fire Fire 1PA $10,456
Aug 19, 2013 FM-5047-MT Lolo Creek Fire Complex Fire 1PA $2.5 million
Aug 1, 2016 FM-5143-MT Roaring Lion Fire Fire 1PA $637,395
Jul 27, 2017 FM-5194-MT Lodgepole Fire Complex Fire 2PAHM $6.2 million
Aug 17, 2017 FM-5197-MT Lolo Peak Fire Fire 2PAHM $1.5 million
Sep 9, 2017 FM-5207-MT Rice Ridge Fire Fire 2PAHM $37,601
Sep 9, 2017 FM-5208-MT Alice Creek Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.4 million
Sep 9, 2017 FM-5209-MT West Fork Fire Fire 1PAHM $12,068
Sep 10, 2017 FM-5210-MT Highway 200 Fire Complex Fire 1PAHM $156,544
Sep 10, 2017 FM-5211-MT Moose Peak Fire Fire 2PAHM $1.3 million
Sep 12, 2017 FM-5212-MT Strawberry Fire Fire 2PAHM $69,612
Jul 28, 2019 FM-5286-MT North Hills Fire Fire 1PAHM $4.5 million
Aug 2, 2020 FM-5324-MT Falling Star Fire Fire 2PAHM $2.9 million
Sep 2, 2020 FM-5343-MT Huff Fire Fire 1PAHM $220,000
Sep 2, 2020 FM-5344-MT Bobcat Fire Fire 2PAHM $2.9 million
Sep 3, 2020 FM-5345-MT Snider/Rice Fire Complex Fire 3PAHM $1.0 million
Sep 5, 2020 FM-5346-MT Bridger Foothills Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jun 16, 2021 FM-5392-MT Robertson Draw Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.9 million
Jul 17, 2021 FM-5399-MT Buffalo Wildfire Fire 1PAHM $96,781
Jul 28, 2021 FM-5403-MT Pf Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Aug 10, 2021 FM-5406-MT Richard Spring Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Aug 19, 2023 FM-5480-MT River Road East Fire Fire 1PAHM $118,765
Jul 12, 2024 FM-5507-MT Horse Gulch Fire Fire 2PAHM —
Aug 26, 2025 FM-5611-MT Windy Rock Fire Fire 1PA —
Aug 14, 2026 FM-5671-MT Sand 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.