Disaster Data / States / Idaho
Idaho: Federal Disaster Declarations
Idaho has recorded 18 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 2 emergency declarations and 21 fire management declarations, 41 in all. Its most common hazard is fire. It ranks #42 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
Idaho has had 3 federal declarations in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported to date and grow as recovery continues. All of them fall in complete fiscal years and are counted in the totals above.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM-5660-IDFire management · Fire | Aug 2, 2026 | Not applicable | Not applicable | None reported yet |
| DR-4917-IDMajor disaster · Severe Storm | Jun 30, 2026Incident period Mar 11 to 15, 2026 | None reported | None reported | $387K |
| DR-4905-IDMajor disaster · Straight-Line Winds | Apr 7, 2026Incident period Dec 16 to 18, 2025 | None reported | None reported | $1.3M |
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
$304M has been obligated to Idaho in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$78M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $205K followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $226M, or 74% 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 22
- Flood 9
- Severe Storm 6
- Biological 2
- Straight-Line Winds 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 41 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | FM-5660-ID | FM | Fire | Tartar Fire |
| Jun 30, 2026 | DR-4917-ID | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Apr 7, 2026 | DR-4905-ID | DR | Straight-Line Winds | Straight-Line Winds |
| Aug 15, 2025 | FM-5607-ID | FM | Fire | Sunset Fire |
| Jul 26, 2024 | FM-5520-ID | FM | Fire | Gwen Fire |
| Jul 16, 2024 | FM-5510-ID | FM | Fire | Texas Fire |
| Jun 10, 2024 | DR-4789-ID | DR | Flood | Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 5, 2022 | FM-5452-ID | FM | Fire | Ross Fork Fire |
| Aug 19, 2022 | FM-5449-ID | FM | Fire | Four Corners Fire |
| Aug 13, 2021 | FM-5407-ID | FM | Fire | Bedrock Fire |
| Mar 4, 2021 | DR-4589-ID | DR | Severe Storm | Straight-Line Winds |
| Apr 9, 2020 | DR-4534-ID | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3467-ID | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jun 12, 2019 | DR-4443-ID | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jul 29, 2018 | FM-5263-ID | FM | Fire | Grassy Ridge Fire |
| Oct 7, 2017 | DR-4342-ID | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Aug 27, 2017 | DR-4333-ID | DR | Flood | Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| May 18, 2017 | DR-4313-ID | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Apr 21, 2017 | DR-4310-ID | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 25, 2016 | FM-5151-ID | FM | Fire | Henrys Creek Fire |
| Feb 1, 2016 | DR-4252-ID | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Dec 23, 2015 | DR-4246-ID | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Straight-Line Wind |
| Aug 29, 2015 | FM-5110-ID | FM | Fire | Tepee Springs Fire |
| Aug 15, 2015 | FM-5105-ID | FM | Fire | Municipal Fire |
| Aug 14, 2015 | FM-5099-ID | FM | Fire | Clearwater Lawyer Branch Fire Complex |
| Jul 6, 2015 | FM-5088-ID | FM | Fire | Cape Horn Fire |
| Aug 15, 2013 | FM-5045-ID | FM | Fire | Beaver Creek Fire |
| Aug 13, 2013 | FM-5043-ID | FM | Fire | Elk Fire |
| Sep 18, 2012 | FM-5019-ID | FM | Fire | Karney Fire |
| Aug 15, 2012 | FM-5006-ID | FM | Fire | Trinity Ridge Fire |
| May 20, 2011 | DR-1987-ID | DR | Flood | Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Aug 26, 2010 | FM-2853-ID | FM | Fire | Hurd Fire |
| Jul 27, 2010 | DR-1927-ID | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 31, 2008 | DR-1781-ID | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Aug 30, 2007 | FM-2725-ID | FM | Fire | East Zone Fire Complex |
| Aug 30, 2007 | FM-2726-ID | FM | Fire | Cascade Fire Complex |
| Aug 28, 2007 | FM-2724-ID | FM | Fire | Castle Rock Fire |
| Feb 27, 2006 | DR-1630-ID | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3244-ID | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| Jul 6, 2005 | DR-1592-ID | DR | Flood | Heavy Rains And Flooding |
| Sep 1, 2000 | DR-1341-ID | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Idaho, 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 |
|---|---|
| Other needs | $11M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Idaho 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) | 131 | $22M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 62 | $8M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 16 | $3M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 4 | $995K |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 3 | $58K |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 4 declaration requests from Idaho since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 8.9%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2024 | Major Disaster | Fire |
| Feb 28, 2017 | Major Disaster | Severe Ice Storm |
| Mar 3, 2000 | Major Disaster | Mud/Landslide |
| Feb 18, 2000 | Emergency | Mud/Landslide |
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.