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143 declarations

Federal declarations in 2008

75 major disasters, 17 emergencies and 51 fire management declarations were made in 2008.

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18Mar
6Apr
17May
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17Sep
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By state

  1. Texas27
  2. California18
  3. Oklahoma8
  4. Missouri6
  5. Arkansas5
  6. Florida5
  7. Nebraska4
  8. Illinois4
  9. Mississippi4
  10. New Hampshire4
143 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jan 4, 2008 DR-1737-IA Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm IA30PAHM $32.7 million
Jan 8, 2008 DR-1738-NV Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Storm NV1IHPIAPAHM $3.1 million
Jan 11, 2008 DR-1739-NE Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm NE8PAHM $2.9 million
Jan 30, 2008 DR-1740-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm IN21IHPPAHM $14.0 million
Feb 1, 2008 DR-1741-KS Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm KS60PAHM $248.3 million
Feb 5, 2008 DR-1742-MO Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm MO9PAHM $1.4 million
Feb 6, 2008 DR-1743-HI Severe Storms, High Surf, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm HI3PAHM $3.0 million
Feb 7, 2008 DR-1744-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm AR12IHPPAHM $11.0 million
Feb 7, 2008 DR-1745-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm TN19IHPPAHM $22.6 million
Feb 8, 2008 FM-2742-TX Chevron Fire Fire TX1PA $728,769
Feb 13, 2008 FM-2743-TX Broadway Fire Fire TX1PA $324,664
Feb 21, 2008 DR-1746-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Severe Storm KY23IHPPAHM $8.5 million
Feb 23, 2008 FM-2744-TX Scurry Fire Complex Fire TX1PA $729,435
Feb 25, 2008 FM-2745-TX South Odessa Fire Fire TX1PA $36,655
Feb 25, 2008 FM-2746-OK South Woodward Fire Fire OK1PA —
Feb 25, 2008 FM-2747-TX Silver Fire Fire TX1PA $65,864
Feb 28, 2008 FM-2748-TX New Archer Fire Fire TX1PA $1.0 million
Mar 4, 2008 FM-2749-TX La Perla Fire Fire TX1PA $5,699
Mar 7, 2008 DR-1747-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm IL2IHPHM $5.3 million
Mar 12, 2008 DR-1748-MO Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Ice Storm MO18PAHM $10.1 million
Mar 12, 2008 FM-2750-TX Arabella Fire Fire TX1PA $16,700
Mar 13, 2008 EM-3283-IL Record Snow and Near Record Snow Snowstorm IL8PA $5.0 million
Mar 14, 2008 FM-2751-TX Old Bastrop Highway Fire Complex Fire TX1PA $5,100
Mar 14, 2008 FM-2752-TX Eighty-Two Fire Fire TX1PA $195,772
Mar 14, 2008 EM-3284-TX Wildfires Fire TX229PA —
Mar 15, 2008 FM-2753-TX 322 Fire Fire TX2PA $147,786
Mar 19, 2008 DR-1749-MO Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm MO71IHPPAHM $47.4 million
Mar 19, 2008 FM-2754-TX Burns Ranch Fire Fire TX1PA $65,866
Mar 19, 2008 FM-2755-TX Encino Fire Fire TX1PA $14,979
Mar 19, 2008 EM-3285-WI Record Snow and Near Record Snow Snowstorm WI11PA $8.6 million
Mar 20, 2008 DR-1750-GA Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm GA7IHPPAHM $5.8 million
Mar 21, 2008 FM-2756-OK Quinlan Fire Fire OK1PA —
Mar 26, 2008 DR-1751-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm AR59IHPPAHM $58.7 million
Mar 27, 2008 FM-2757-TX Silver Heels Fire Fire TX1PA $139,864
Mar 31, 2008 FM-2758-TX Kentwood Fire Fire TX1PA $138,934
Apr 10, 2008 FM-2759-TX Parker Fire Fire TX1PA $24,275
Apr 15, 2008 FM-2760-CO Ordway Fire Fire CO1PA —
Apr 16, 2008 FM-2761-TX Hebbronville Fire Fire TX1PA $41,602
Apr 21, 2008 FM-2762-NM Trigo Fire Fire NM1PA $2.2 million
Apr 24, 2008 EM-3286-OH Record Snow and Near Record Snow Snowstorm OH20PA $7.1 million
Apr 27, 2008 FM-2763-CA Santa Anita Fire Fire CA1PA $1.9 million
May 1, 2008 FM-2764-TX Price Fire Fire TX2PA $78,507
May 5, 2008 DR-1752-OK Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm OK14PAHM $3.0 million
May 8, 2008 DR-1753-MS Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm MS4IHPHM $1.7 million
May 9, 2008 DR-1754-OK Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood OK24PAHM $20.3 million
May 9, 2008 DR-1755-ME Severe Storms and Flooding Flood ME7IHPPAHM $4.5 million
May 12, 2008 FM-2765-FL Brevard Fire Complex Fire FL1PA $4.3 million
May 14, 2008 DR-1756-OK Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm OK4IHPPAHM $3.7 million
May 19, 2008 DR-1757-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Severe Storm KY15PAHM $4.0 million
May 20, 2008 DR-1758-AR Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm AR12IHPPAHM $5.7 million
May 22, 2008 DR-1759-SD Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow Snowstorm SD6PAHM $8.6 million
May 22, 2008 FM-2766-CA Summit Fire Fire CA2PA $10.4 million
May 23, 2008 DR-1760-MO Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm MO3IHPHM $1.8 million
May 23, 2008 DR-1761-GA Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm GA14IHPPAHM $15.0 million
May 26, 2008 DR-1762-CO Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm CO2IHPHM $602,386
May 27, 2008 DR-1763-IA Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm IA85IHPPAHM $1.57 billion
May 28, 2008 DR-1764-MS Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm MS1IHPPAHM $5.2 million
May 30, 2008 DR-1765-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm NE5PAHM $499,319
Jun 3, 2008 FM-2767-TX Rein Street Fire Fire TX1PA $28,163
Jun 4, 2008 FM-2768-TX Hughes Ranch Fire Fire TX2PA $292,521
Jun 5, 2008 FM-2769-OK Gotebo Fire Fire OK1PA $11,390
Jun 8, 2008 DR-1766-IN Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm IN50IHPPAHM $175.4 million
Jun 10, 2008 FM-2770-CA Ophir Fire Fire CA1PA $33,479
Jun 11, 2008 FM-2771-CA Humboldt Fire Fire CA1PA $13.5 million
Jun 11, 2008 FM-2772-CA Martin Fire Fire CA1PA $2.7 million
Jun 13, 2008 DR-1767-MT Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm MT4PAHM $3.8 million
Jun 13, 2008 FM-2773-NC Evans Road Fire Fire NC3PA $4.8 million
Jun 14, 2008 DR-1768-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm WI31IHPPAHM $123.8 million
Jun 16, 2008 FM-2774-TX Camp Bowie Fire Fire TX1PA $47,323
Jun 19, 2008 DR-1769-WV Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Severe Storm WV18IHPPAHM $7.4 million
Jun 20, 2008 DR-1770-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm NE62IHPPAHM $40.7 million
Jun 20, 2008 FM-2775-CA Trabing Fire Fire CA1PA —
Jun 22, 2008 FM-2776-CA Wild Fire Fire CA2PA $952,269
Jun 24, 2008 DR-1771-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm IL25IHPPAHM $69.5 million
Jun 25, 2008 DR-1772-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm MN6PAHM $7.1 million
Jun 25, 2008 DR-1773-MO Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm MO61IHPPAHM $39.4 million
Jun 25, 2008 FM-2777-NM Big Springs Fire Fire NM1PA $406,862
Jun 27, 2008 FM-2778-CO Nash Ranch Fire Fire CO2PA $595,259
Jun 28, 2008 EM-3287-CA Wildfires Fire CA11PA $246.2 million
Jun 29, 2008 FM-2779-AZ Lane 2 Fire Fire AZ1PA $167,186
Jul 4, 2008 FM-2780-CA Gap Fire Fire CA1PA —
Jul 4, 2008 FM-2781-CA Basin Fire Complex Fire CA1PA —
Jul 8, 2008 FM-2782-CA Camp Fire Fire CA1PA —
Jul 9, 2008 DR-1774-SD Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm SD27PAHM $5.3 million
Jul 9, 2008 DR-1775-OK Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm OK26PAHM $9.7 million
Jul 9, 2008 DR-1776-KS Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm KS54PAHM $61.2 million
Jul 11, 2008 FM-2783-WA Spokane Valley Fire Fire WA1PA $1.8 million
Jul 11, 2008 FM-2784-WA Badger Mountain Fire Complex Fire WA1PA $2.0 million
Jul 14, 2008 DR-1777-MI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm MI12PAHM $15.7 million
Jul 15, 2008 DR-1778-VT Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm VT2PAHM $1.1 million
Jul 18, 2008 DR-1779-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm NE4PAHM $13.3 million
Jul 24, 2008 DR-1780-TX Hurricane Dolly Hurricane TX16IHPPAHM $115.6 million
Jul 31, 2008 DR-1781-ID Flooding Flood ID2PAHM $1.8 million
Aug 7, 2008 FM-2785-TX Florence Fire Fire TX1PA $162,011
Aug 11, 2008 DR-1782-NH Severe Storms, Tornado, and Flooding Severe Storm NH5PAHM $1.5 million
Aug 14, 2008 DR-1783-NM Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm NM2PAHM $49.7 million
Aug 15, 2008 DR-1784-VT Severe Storms, a Tornado, and Flooding Severe Storm VT3PAHM $502,298
Aug 21, 2008 EM-3288-FL Tropical Storm Fay Severe Storm FL67PA $8.7 million
Aug 24, 2008 DR-1785-FL Tropical Storm Fay Severe Storm FL44IHPPAHM $133.5 million
Aug 29, 2008 EM-3289-LA Hurricane Gustav Hurricane LA64PA —
Aug 29, 2008 EM-3290-TX Hurricane Gustav Hurricane TX61PA $27.4 million
Aug 30, 2008 EM-3291-MS Hurricane Gustav Hurricane MS82PA $356,530
Aug 30, 2008 EM-3292-AL Hurricane Gustav Hurricane AL67PA $611,711
Sep 2, 2008 DR-1786-LA Hurricane Gustav Hurricane LA64IHPPAHM $1.12 billion
Sep 2, 2008 FM-2786-CA Gladding Fire Fire CA1PA $595,797
Sep 5, 2008 DR-1787-NH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm NH4PAHM $4.2 million
Sep 7, 2008 EM-3293-FL Hurricane Ike Hurricane FL1PA $957,956
Sep 9, 2008 DR-1788-ME Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm ME3PAHM $2.7 million
Sep 10, 2008 DR-1789-AL Hurricane Gustav Hurricane AL2PAHM $9.2 million
Sep 10, 2008 EM-3294-TX Hurricane Ike Hurricane TX88PA $562,029
Sep 11, 2008 EM-3295-LA Hurricane Ike Hurricane LA4PA —
Sep 12, 2008 DR-1790-VT Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm VT7PAHM $5.2 million
Sep 13, 2008 DR-1791-TX Hurricane Ike Hurricane TX51IHPPAHM $3.14 billion
Sep 13, 2008 DR-1792-LA Hurricane Ike Hurricane LA29IHPPAHM $321.6 million
Sep 17, 2008 FM-2787-OR Royce Butte Fire Fire OR1PA $385,578
Sep 18, 2008 DR-1793-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Hurricane Gustav Hurricane AR18PAHM $4.5 million
Sep 22, 2008 DR-1794-MS Hurricane Gustav Hurricane MS22IHPPAHM $34.8 million
Sep 23, 2008 DR-1795-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm IN38IHPPAHM $65.2 million
Sep 26, 2008 DR-1796-AK Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm AK4PAHM $14.0 million
Sep 26, 2008 DR-1797-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Hurricane Ike Severe Storm AL2PAHM $7.8 million
Oct 1, 2008 DR-1798-PR Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm PR26IHPPAHM $59.0 million
Oct 3, 2008 DR-1799-NH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm NH2PAHM $1.1 million
Oct 3, 2008 DR-1800-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm IL16IHPPAHM $103.4 million
Oct 8, 2008 DR-1801-NC Tropical Storm Hanna Severe Storm NC4PAHM $5.1 million
Oct 9, 2008 DR-1802-KY Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike Severe Storm KY35PAHM $21.3 million
Oct 9, 2008 DR-1803-OK Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm OK11PAHM $6.9 million
Oct 12, 2008 FM-2788-CA Marek Fire Fire CA1PA $2.4 million
Oct 13, 2008 FM-2789-CA Sesnon Fire Fire CA1PA $4.4 million
Oct 22, 2008 DR-1804-AR Tropical Storm Ike Severe Storm AR20PAHM $2.9 million
Oct 24, 2008 DR-1805-OH Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike Severe Storm OH33PAHM $43.6 million
Oct 27, 2008 DR-1806-FL Hurricane Gustav Hurricane FL6PAHM $5.1 million
Oct 29, 2008 DR-1807-VI Hurricane Omar Hurricane VI3PAHM $8.1 million
Oct 31, 2008 DR-1808-KS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm KS9PAHM $3.7 million
Nov 13, 2008 DR-1809-MO Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado Severe Storm MO56IHPPAHM $15.5 million
Nov 14, 2008 FM-2790-CA Tea Fire Fire CA1PA —
Nov 15, 2008 FM-2791-CA Sayre Fire Fire CA1PA —
Nov 15, 2008 FM-2792-CA Freeway Fire Complex Fire CA4PA $165,915
Nov 18, 2008 DR-1810-CA Wildfires Fire CA4IHPPAHM $67.9 million
Dec 12, 2008 DR-1811-SD Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow Snowstorm SD13PAHM $7.0 million
Dec 13, 2008 EM-3296-MA Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm MA9PA —
Dec 13, 2008 EM-3297-NH Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm NH10PA —
Dec 15, 2008 EM-3298-ME Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm ME6PA —
Dec 18, 2008 EM-3299-NY Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm NY16PA $11.5 million