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Disaster declarations in Nevada

Every federal declaration for Nevada from 1954 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

116declarations 22major disasters 6emergencies 88fire declarations $243.9 millionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

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

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Washoe County54507,280
Douglas County2549,564
Elko County1954,363
Carson City1558,148
Clark County142,398,871
Lyon County1463,718
Storey County134,112
Eureka County81,877
Humboldt County817,116
Lincoln County84,345
Churchill County726,033
Mineral County74,475
White Pine County78,534
Lander County65,785
Nye County555,990

All declarations

116 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jul 14, 1954 DR-19-NV Earthquake Earthquake statewideIAPAHM —
Jun 21, 1955 DR-36-NV Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Dec 24, 1955 DR-48-NV Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Aug 31, 1956 DR-63-NV Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Feb 22, 1962 DR-121-NV Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Feb 14, 1963 DR-142-NV Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jan 18, 1965 DR-187-NV Severe Storms, Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Apr 19, 1969 DR-258-NV Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Aug 28, 1981 DR-645-NV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1IA —
Sep 6, 1984 DR-723-NV Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 1PA —
Feb 28, 1986 DR-759-NV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6PA —
Jan 3, 1997 DR-1153-NV Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides Severe Storm 7IAPA —
Jul 20, 1999 DR-1281-NV Nv - Flash Flooding 7/8/99 Severe Storm 1IAPAHM $5.4 million
Aug 26, 2004 DR-1540-NV Wildland Fire Fire 1PAHM $6.9 million
Mar 7, 2005 DR-1583-NV Heavy Rains and Flooding Severe Storm 2PAHM $4.4 million
Feb 3, 2006 DR-1629-NV Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $8.5 million
Jan 8, 2008 DR-1738-NV Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 1IHPIAPAHM $3.1 million
Jun 11, 1979 FM-2032-NV Pea Vine Peak Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 9, 1981 FM-2042-NV Little Valley Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jul 19, 1983 FM-2045-NV Silver City Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 4, 1994 FM-2106-NV Crystal Peak Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 24, 1996 FM-2183-NV Autumn Hill Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 5, 1996 FM-2185-NV Belli Ranch Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 13, 1996 FM-2188-NV Lee Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 26, 1996 FM-2190-NV Ruby Complex Fire (Elko) Fire statewidePA —
Jun 24, 1999 FM-2264-NV Reservoir Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jul 3, 1999 FM-2265-NV Mira Loma Fire Fire 1PA $71,329
Aug 5, 1999 FM-2267-NV Unionville Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 5, 1999 FM-2268-NV Osino Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 25, 1999 FM-2271-NV Red Rock Fire Fire statewidePA —
Jun 30, 2000 FM-2312-NV Reno Fire Complex Fire 1PA —
Aug 1, 2000 FM-2316-NV Nv - Arrowcreek Fire Fire 1PA $21,098
Jan 13, 2000 FM-2356-NV Nv - Spring Creek Fire - 1999 Fire 1PA $11,550
Jul 5, 2001 FM-2366-NV Nv - Ten Mile Fire - 07/05/2001 Fire 1PA —
Aug 9, 2001 FM-2371-NV Nv - Antelope Fire - 08/09/2001 Fire 1PA —
Jun 9, 2002 FM-2420-NV Nv Wildfire (Pioche) 06-08-2002 Fire 1PA $302,379
Jul 3, 2002 FM-2438-NV Nv - Gondola Fire - 07/03/2002 Fire 1PA $244,735
Jul 15, 2002 FM-2441-NV Nv - Gate Fire Complex - 07/15/02 Fire 1PA —
Jul 17, 2002 FM-2446-NV Nv - Lost Cabin Fire - 07/17/02 Fire 1PA —
Jun 17, 2003 FM-2469-NV Nv - Highway-50 Fire - 06/17/2003 Fire 1PA —
Jul 11, 2003 FM-2476-NV Nv-Red Rock Fire 7-11-03 Fire 1PA $7,674
Jul 15, 2003 FM-2479-NV Nv-Robb Wildfire-7-14-2003 Fire 1PA $117,113
Sep 29, 2003 FM-2499-NV Nv - Voltaire-2 Fire - 09-29-2003 Fire 1PA $13,227
Jun 30, 2004 FM-2524-NV Verdi Fire Complex Fire 1PA $770,662
Jul 14, 2004 FM-2531-NV Waterfall Fire Fire 2PA $13,410
Jul 26, 2004 FM-2536-NV Robbers Fire Fire 1PA $232,625
Aug 25, 2004 FM-2550-NV Andrew Wildfire Fire 1PA $108,564
Jun 24, 2005 FM-2563-NV Good Springs Fire Fire 1PA $76,009
Jul 16, 2005 FM-2567-NV Contact Fire Fire 1PA $168,245
Jul 16, 2005 FM-2568-NV Carlin Fire Fire 2PA $88,114
Aug 22, 2005 FM-2578-NV Vor-McCarty Fire Fire 1PA $93,268
Aug 29, 2005 FM-2581-NV Chance Fire Fire 1PA $437,363
Jun 26, 2006 FM-2648-NV Suzie Fire Fire 1PA $898,982
Jun 27, 2006 FM-2649-NV Oregon Fire Fire 1PA $22,898
Jun 27, 2006 FM-2650-NV Linehan Fire Complex Fire 3PA $106,767
Aug 12, 2006 FM-2664-NV Verdi Fire Fire 1PA $498,799
Aug 24, 2006 FM-2670-NV Mudd Fire Fire 1PA $582,429
Nov 11, 2006 FM-2679-NV Pinehaven Fire Fire 1PA $20,432
Jul 6, 2007 FM-2704-NV Red Rock Fire Fire 1PA $27,046
Jul 6, 2007 FM-2705-NV Sleeping Elephant Fire Fire 1PA $83,718
Jul 8, 2007 FM-2709-NV Hungry Valley Fire Fire 1PA —
Jul 16, 2007 FM-2713-NV Hawken Fire Fire 1PA $787,557
Jul 23, 2007 FM-2717-NV Murphy Fire Complex Fire 1PA $231,203
Jul 17, 2009 FM-2822-NV Red Rock Fire Fire 1PA $217,840
Jul 1, 2010 FM-2847-NV Cathedral Fire Fire 1PA $102,628
Sep 10, 2011 FM-2969-NV Holbrook Fire Fire 1PA $79,138
Oct 3, 2011 FM-2972-NV Indian Creek Fire Fire 1PA $427,980
Nov 18, 2011 FM-2973-NV Caughlin Fire Fire 1PA $785,047
Jan 19, 2012 FM-2974-NV Washoe Fire Fire 1PA $467,902
May 22, 2012 FM-2977-NV Tre Fire Fire 1PA $43,502
Jun 11, 1977 EM-3041-NV Drought Drought 5PA —
Feb 17, 2005 EM-3202-NV Record and/Or Near Record Snow Snowstorm 15PA $1.7 million
Feb 23, 2005 EM-3204-NV Snow Snowstorm 16PA $2.4 million
Sep 13, 2005 EM-3243-NV Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 17PA $1.2 million
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3443-NV COVID-19 Biological 17PA $957,787
Sep 1, 2026 EM-3653-NV Hawk Fire Fire 1PA —
Nov 5, 2014 DR-4202-NV Severe Storms and Flooding Flood statewidePAHM $886,839
Feb 17, 2017 DR-4303-NV Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm 5PAHM $11.0 million
Mar 27, 2017 DR-4307-NV Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm 7PAHM $11.5 million
Apr 4, 2020 DR-4523-NV COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 17IHPPAHM $143.8 million
Apr 27, 2023 DR-4708-NV Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 6PAHM $11.7 million
Jul 5, 2013 FM-5034-NV Carpenter 1 Fire Fire 1PA $2.5 million
Jul 29, 2016 FM-5138-NV Rock Fire Fire 1PA $2,871
Jul 31, 2016 FM-5141-NV Virginia Mountains Complex Fire Fire 1PA $423,057
Oct 2, 2016 FM-5154-NV Frontage Fire Fire 1PAHM $450,307
Oct 14, 2016 FM-5156-NV Little Valley Fire Fire 1PAHM $5.1 million
Jul 14, 2017 FM-5190-NV Cold Springs Fire Fire 1PAHM $76,946
Jul 17, 2017 FM-5191-NV Oil Well Fire Fire 1PAHM $431,869
Jul 25, 2017 FM-5193-NV Preacher Fire Fire 1PAHM $202,451
Jun 17, 2018 FM-5242-NV Upper Colony Fire Fire 1PAHM $79,796
Jul 13, 2019 FM-5283-NV Jasper Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.1 million
Aug 21, 2019 FM-5289-NV Canyon Fire Fire 1PAHM $80,415
Aug 24, 2019 FM-5291-NV Long Valley Fire Fire 1PAHM $87,623
Jun 27, 2020 FM-5316-NV Poeville Road Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.0 million
Jul 7, 2020 FM-5319-NV Numbers Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jul 21, 2020 FM-5322-NV Rockfarm Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Aug 3, 2020 FM-5326-NV North Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Aug 15, 2020 FM-5328-NV Loyalton Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Nov 17, 2020 FM-5382-NV Pinehaven Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.1 million
Jun 9, 2021 FM-5390-NV Jacks Valley Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jul 22, 2021 FM-5402-NV Tamarack Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Aug 14, 2022 FM-5448-NV Joy Lake Fire Fire 1PAHM $114,010
Jun 11, 2024 FM-5494-NV Trail Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.1 million
Jun 12, 2024 FM-5495-NV Sullivan Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jul 16, 2024 FM-5509-NV Spring Valley Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Aug 12, 2024 FM-5530-NV Gold Ranch Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Sep 7, 2024 FM-5533-NV Davis Fire Fire 1PAHM $5.4 million
Nov 11, 2024 FM-5546-NV Callahan Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jun 10, 2025 FM-5586-NV Marie Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Jun 20, 2025 FM-5592-NV Conner Fire Fire 1PAHM —
Aug 2, 2025 FM-5602-NV Peavine Fire Fire 1PA —
Aug 8, 2026 FM-5663-NV Bug Fire Fire 1PA —
Aug 11, 2026 FM-5667-NV Fred Mountain Fire Fire 1PA —
Aug 11, 2026 FM-5668-NV Stallion Fire Fire 1PA —
Aug 22, 2026 FM-5674-NV Hawk Fire Fire 1PA —
Oct 2, 2026 FM-5678-NV Bull 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.