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Kansas: Federal Disaster Declarations
Kansas has recorded 51 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 8 emergency declarations and 14 fire management declarations, 73 in all. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #3 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
Kansas has had 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4940-KSMajor disaster · Severe Storm | Sep 1, 2026Incident period Jun 4 to 15, 2026 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
| DR-4943-KSMajor disaster · Severe Storm | Sep 1, 2026Incident period Jun 18 to 30, 2026 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
| DR-4926-KSMajor disaster · Severe Storm | Jun 30, 2026Incident period Apr 26 to 27, 2026 | None reported | None reported | $399K |
| DR-4897-KSMajor disaster · Severe Storm | Dec 19, 2025Incident period Jul 17 to 22, 2025 | None reported | None reported | $829K |
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
$1.7B has been obligated to Kansas in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$1.2B followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $155K followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $524M, or 31% 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
- Severe Storm 45
- Fire 14
- Biological 5
- Snowstorm 3
- Severe Ice Storm 2
- Flood 2
- Winter Storm 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 73 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | DR-4940-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Sep 1, 2026 | DR-4943-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jun 30, 2026 | DR-4926-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Dec 19, 2025 | DR-4897-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Sep 11, 2025 | DR-4891-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jul 22, 2025 | DR-4883-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| May 21, 2025 | DR-4869-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Wildfires |
| Mar 14, 2025 | FM-5556-KS | FM | Fire | Yates Center Fire |
| Sep 24, 2024 | DR-4824-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Aug 20, 2024 | DR-4811-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jul 15, 2024 | DR-4800-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Apr 28, 2024 | DR-4774-KS | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Oct 26, 2023 | DR-4747-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Apr 13, 2023 | FM-5463-KS | FM | Fire | Haddam Fire |
| May 25, 2022 | DR-4654-KS | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storms And Straight-Line Winds |
| Mar 5, 2022 | FM-5425-KS | FM | Fire | Cottonwood Fire Complex |
| Feb 17, 2022 | DR-4640-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Straight Line Winds |
| Mar 29, 2020 | DR-4504-KS | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3481-KS | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3490-KS | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3492-KS | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3491-KS | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jun 20, 2019 | DR-4449-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides |
| May 28, 2019 | EM-3412-KS | EM | Severe Storm | Tornadoes And Flooding |
| Feb 25, 2019 | DR-4417-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Oct 19, 2018 | DR-4403-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Nov 7, 2017 | DR-4347-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Jun 16, 2017 | DR-4319-KS | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Mar 6, 2017 | FM-5176-KS | FM | Fire | Comanche County Fire |
| Mar 6, 2017 | FM-5175-KS | FM | Fire | Rooks County Fire |
| Mar 6, 2017 | FM-5173-KS | FM | Fire | Ford County Fire Complex |
| Mar 6, 2017 | FM-5172-KS | FM | Fire | Ellsworth-Lincoln-Russell Fire Complex |
| Mar 6, 2017 | FM-5174-KS | FM | Fire | Ness County Fire |
| Mar 6, 2017 | FM-5171-KS | FM | Fire | Clark County Fire |
| Mar 5, 2017 | FM-5170-KS | FM | Fire | Highland Hills Fire |
| Feb 24, 2017 | DR-4304-KS | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Oct 20, 2016 | DR-4287-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Apr 5, 2016 | FM-5121-KS | FM | Fire | Burr Oak Fire |
| Mar 23, 2016 | FM-5120-KS | FM | Fire | Anderson Creek Fire |
| Jul 20, 2015 | DR-4230-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Oct 22, 2013 | DR-4150-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Apr 26, 2013 | DR-4112-KS | DR | Snowstorm | Snowstorm |
| May 24, 2012 | DR-4063-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Sep 23, 2011 | DR-4035-KS | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jul 29, 2011 | DR-4010-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jun 25, 2011 | EM-3324-KS | EM | Flood | Flooding |
| Apr 3, 2011 | FM-2878-KS | FM | Fire | Haskell County Fire |
| Aug 10, 2010 | DR-1932-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| Mar 9, 2010 | DR-1885-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm |
| Dec 23, 2009 | DR-1868-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Sep 30, 2009 | DR-1860-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 25, 2009 | DR-1849-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Jun 24, 2009 | DR-1848-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow |
| Oct 31, 2008 | DR-1808-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| Jul 9, 2008 | DR-1776-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes |
| Feb 1, 2008 | DR-1741-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Dec 12, 2007 | EM-3282-KS | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Jul 2, 2007 | DR-1711-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 6, 2007 | DR-1699-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jan 7, 2007 | DR-1675-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Apr 13, 2006 | DR-1638-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight Line Winds |
| Mar 30, 2006 | FM-2632-KS | FM | Fire | Obee Fire |
| Jan 26, 2006 | DR-1626-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Nov 15, 2005 | DR-1615-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3236-KS | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 23, 2005 | DR-1600-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Feb 8, 2005 | DR-1579-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, And Flooding |
| Sep 30, 2004 | DR-1562-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| Aug 3, 2004 | DR-1535-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| May 6, 2003 | DR-1462-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Feb 6, 2002 | DR-1402-KS | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Ice Storm |
| Apr 27, 2001 | DR-1366-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Hail, Flooding And Tornadoes |
| May 3, 2000 | DR-1327-KS | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Kansas, 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 | $23M |
| Rental assistance | $2M |
| Other needs | $36M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Kansas 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) | 448 | $149M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 2 | $9M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 17 | $3M |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 3 | $2M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 20 | $395K |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 3 declaration requests from Kansas since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 3.9%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Nov 24, 2016 | Emergency | Other |
| Jul 21, 2016 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
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.