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Idaho: Federal Disaster Declarations
Idaho has recorded 38 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 16 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 20 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire. It ranks #37 nationally by total declarations.
Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
Most common hazards
- Fire 21
- Flood 9
- Severe Storm 5
- Biological 2
- Hurricane 1
All declarations on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 38 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 9.5%. 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 on this page cover complete fiscal years only; the current in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.