Disaster Data / States / Arizona
Arizona: Federal Disaster Declarations
Arizona has recorded 24 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 3 emergency declarations and 63 fire management declarations, 90 in all. Its most common hazard is fire. It ranks #31 nationally by major disasters.
Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 25, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
Past 12 months
Recent declarations and aid so far
Arizona has had 1 federal declaration in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported to date and grow as recovery continues. It falls in a complete fiscal year and is counted in the totals above.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4911-AZMajor disaster · Severe Storm | May 29, 2026Incident period Oct 10 to 13, 2025 | 163of 224 registered | $1.8M | $276K |
DR-4911-AZ has already approved 163 households for assistance, more than twice as many as any other Arizona disaster in FEMA's household assistance data, which begins in 2002. The previous high was DR-4668-AZ in 2022, with 81. COVID-19 funeral assistance is left out of this comparison.
Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile.
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$1B has been obligated to Arizona in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$77M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $6M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $923M, or 92% of the total, was COVID-19, which every state and county in the country received.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out. Totals are summed from funded localities, so a declaration administered entirely at state level may not appear here.
Most common hazards
- Fire 66
- Severe Storm 14
- Flood 5
- Biological 3
- Freezing 1
- Hurricane 1
All declarations on record
Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.
Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every state and county has one from COVID-19.
Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 90 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | DR-4911-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 22, 2025 | FM-5585-AZ | FM | Fire | Cody Fire |
| May 14, 2025 | FM-5584-AZ | FM | Fire | Greer Fire |
| Oct 25, 2024 | DR-4840-AZ | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Oct 4, 2024 | DR-4833-AZ | DR | Fire | Watch Fire |
| Jul 13, 2024 | FM-5508-AZ | FM | Fire | Watch Fire |
| Jul 9, 2024 | FM-5505-AZ | FM | Fire | Shake Fire |
| Jun 28, 2024 | FM-5501-AZ | FM | Fire | Boulder View Fire |
| Jun 12, 2024 | FM-5496-AZ | FM | Fire | Rose Fire |
| May 29, 2024 | FM-5493-AZ | FM | Fire | Simmons Fire |
| Jun 28, 2023 | FM-5466-AZ | FM | Fire | Diamond Fire |
| Apr 11, 2023 | DR-4703-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Flooding |
| Dec 30, 2022 | DR-4681-AZ | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Sep 2, 2022 | DR-4668-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms |
| Jun 12, 2022 | FM-5441-AZ | FM | Fire | Pipeline Fire |
| Apr 19, 2022 | FM-5435-AZ | FM | Fire | Crooks Fire |
| Apr 19, 2022 | FM-5434-AZ | FM | Fire | Tunnel 2 Fire |
| Sep 13, 2021 | DR-4620-AZ | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 6, 2021 | FM-5389-AZ | FM | Fire | Telegraph Fire |
| May 27, 2021 | FM-5387-AZ | FM | Fire | Spur Fire |
| Apr 8, 2021 | FM-5385-AZ | FM | Fire | Margo Fire |
| Feb 2, 2021 | DR-4582-AZ | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Aug 26, 2020 | FM-5340-AZ | FM | Fire | Griffin Fire |
| Jun 27, 2020 | FM-5315-AZ | FM | Fire | Avondale Fire |
| Jun 23, 2020 | FM-5314-AZ | FM | Fire | Aquila Fire |
| Jun 20, 2020 | FM-5313-AZ | FM | Fire | Bush Fire |
| Jun 11, 2020 | FM-5312-AZ | FM | Fire | Big Horn Fire |
| May 30, 2020 | FM-5311-AZ | FM | Fire | Ocotillo Fire |
| May 18, 2020 | FM-5310-AZ | FM | Fire | East Desert Fire |
| Apr 4, 2020 | DR-4524-AZ | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3442-AZ | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jul 22, 2019 | FM-5284-AZ | FM | Fire | Museum Fire |
| May 21, 2019 | DR-4436-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Snowstorm And Flooding |
| Nov 30, 2018 | DR-4409-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 31, 2018 | DR-4389-AZ | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides |
| May 11, 2018 | FM-5238-AZ | FM | Fire | 89 East Fire |
| Apr 29, 2018 | FM-5236-AZ | FM | Fire | Tinder Fire |
| Jul 8, 2017 | FM-5188-AZ | FM | Fire | Roach Fire |
| Jun 25, 2017 | FM-5186-AZ | FM | Fire | Goodwin Fire |
| Jun 11, 2017 | FM-5183-AZ | FM | Fire | Lizard Fire |
| Jun 8, 2016 | FM-5125-AZ | FM | Fire | Tenderfoot Fire |
| Aug 9, 2015 | FM-5095-AZ | FM | Fire | Willow Fire |
| Jun 17, 2015 | FM-5086-AZ | FM | Fire | Kearny River Fire |
| Nov 6, 2014 | FM-5083-AZ | FM | Fire | Slide Fire |
| Nov 5, 2014 | DR-4203-AZ | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 2, 2013 | FM-5033-AZ | FM | Fire | Dean Peak Fire |
| Jun 30, 2013 | FM-5032-AZ | FM | Fire | Yarnell Hill Fire |
| Jun 19, 2013 | FM-5029-AZ | FM | Fire | Doce Fire |
| Mar 5, 2013 | DR-4104-AZ | DR | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| Jun 12, 2011 | FM-2919-AZ | FM | Fire | Monument Fire |
| Jun 2, 2011 | FM-2915-AZ | FM | Fire | Wallow Fire |
| May 9, 2011 | FM-2907-AZ | FM | Fire | Horseshoe Two Fire |
| Dec 21, 2010 | DR-1950-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 4, 2010 | DR-1940-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 20, 2010 | FM-2846-AZ | FM | Fire | Shultz Fire |
| Jun 19, 2010 | FM-2845-AZ | FM | Fire | Hardy Fire |
| Mar 18, 2010 | DR-1888-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Flooding |
| Jan 24, 2010 | EM-3307-AZ | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Oct 3, 2009 | FM-2840-AZ | FM | Fire | Twin Fire |
| Aug 31, 2009 | FM-2835-AZ | FM | Fire | Water Wheel Fire |
| May 18, 2009 | FM-2821-AZ | FM | Fire | Mule Pass Fire |
| Jun 29, 2008 | FM-2779-AZ | FM | Fire | Lane 2 Fire |
| Sep 7, 2006 | DR-1660-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 18, 2006 | FM-2645-AZ | FM | Fire | Brins Fire |
| Jun 14, 2006 | FM-2643-AZ | FM | Fire | Woody Fire |
| Jun 13, 2006 | FM-2642-AZ | FM | Fire | Potato Fire |
| Jun 2, 2006 | FM-2640-AZ | FM | Fire | La Barranca Fire |
| Sep 12, 2005 | EM-3241-AZ | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jul 22, 2005 | FM-2570-AZ | FM | Fire | Az-Wildfire (Edge Complex) 07-22-2005 |
| Jun 23, 2005 | FM-2562-AZ | FM | Fire | Az-Humbug Fire 06-23--2005 |
| Jun 22, 2005 | FM-2561-AZ | FM | Fire | Cave Creek Fire Complex |
| Jun 12, 2005 | FM-2560-AZ | FM | Fire | Az-Hulet Fire-06-11-2005 |
| Jun 8, 2005 | FM-2559-AZ | FM | Fire | Az-Bobby Fire-06-08-2005 |
| May 26, 2005 | FM-2558-AZ | FM | Fire | Vekol Fire-05-26-2005 |
| Apr 14, 2005 | DR-1586-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Feb 17, 2005 | DR-1581-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 28, 2004 | FM-2523-AZ | FM | Fire | Willow Fire |
| Jun 9, 2004 | FM-2520-AZ | FM | Fire | Three Forks Fire |
| Jul 14, 2003 | DR-1477-AZ | DR | Fire | Aspen Fire |
| Jul 14, 2003 | FM-2478-AZ | FM | Fire | Kinishba Fire |
| Jun 21, 2003 | FM-2471-AZ | FM | Fire | Ash Fire |
| Jun 18, 2003 | FM-2470-AZ | FM | Fire | Aspen Fire |
| Jul 14, 2002 | FM-2439-AZ | FM | Fire | Az - Oracle Hills Fire - 07/14/2002 |
| Jun 25, 2002 | DR-1422-AZ | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Jun 21, 2002 | FM-2430-AZ | FM | Fire | Az - Chediski Farms Fire - 06/21/2002 |
| Jun 19, 2002 | FM-2429-AZ | FM | Fire | Rodeo Fire |
| May 15, 2002 | FM-2406-AZ | FM | Fire | Az - Indian Fire - 5/15/2002 |
| Apr 30, 2002 | FM-2400-AZ | FM | Fire | Az-Ryan-Wildfire-4/30/2002 |
| Oct 27, 2000 | DR-1347-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 15, 1999 | DR-1304-AZ | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, High Winds |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Arizona, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved figures are those FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Self-reported, drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, and present only where Individual Assistance was designated.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $2M |
| Rental assistance | $273K |
| Other needs | $45M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Arizona to reduce future disaster losses, by program. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) | 132 | $33M |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 9 | $12M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 33 | $10M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 7 | $3M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 3 | $3M |
| Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) | 1 | $96K |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 10 declaration requests from Arizona since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 10.0%. This is the President denying a governor or tribal leader's request for a declaration, tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations, and is not the same thing as an individual being denied assistance under an approved declaration.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Emergency | Chemical |
| Oct 10, 2013 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Major Disaster | Fire |
| May 3, 2013 | Major Disaster | Other |
| Oct 6, 2008 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Jun 12, 2003 | Emergency | Fire |
| Aug 6, 2002 | Major Disaster | Other |
How these numbers are built
Every figure is drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA datasets: the Disaster Declarations Summaries for declarations and the Declaration Denials dataset for turndowns, rebuilt automatically each week. A "declaration" is one unique combination of declaration type (DR / EM / FM), disaster number, and state, so a single disaster affecting five states counts as five declarations. Years are federal fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Totals, ranks, and rates on this page cover complete fiscal years only. Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in each state's declaration tables and its recent-declarations panel, but are not counted in any total until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.