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Montana: Federal Disaster Declarations
Montana has recorded 31 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 4 emergency declarations and 53 fire management declarations, 88 in all. Its most common hazard is fire. It ranks #24 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
Montana has had 6 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-5671-MTFire management · Fire | Aug 14, 2026 | Not applicable | Not applicable | None reported yet |
| DR-4914-MTMajor disaster · Winter Storm | May 29, 2026Incident period Dec 17 to 18, 2025 | 219of 406 registered | $2.1M | None reported yet |
| DR-4915-MTMajor disaster · Straight-Line Winds | May 29, 2026Incident period Dec 17 to 19, 2025 | 622of 809 registered | $6.7M | None reported yet |
| DR-4902-MTMajor disaster · Straight-Line Winds | Apr 7, 2026Incident period Dec 17 to 18, 2025 | None reported | None reported | $1.8M |
| DR-4901-MTMajor disaster · Flood | Apr 7, 2026Incident period Dec 9 to 11, 2025 | None reported | None reported | $5.6M |
| EM-3630-MTEmergency · Flood | Dec 19, 2025Incident period Dec 10 to 11, 2025 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
DR-4915-MT has approved 622 households for assistance so far, the 3rd most of any Montana disaster in FEMA's household assistance data, which begins in 2002. The most was DR-1996-MT in 2011, with 2,077. 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
$236M has been obligated to Montana in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$151M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $115K followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $85M, or 36% 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 56
- Flood 11
- Severe Storm 11
- Straight-Line Winds 3
- Biological 3
- Winter Storm 1
- Other 1
- Tornado 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 88 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | FM-5671-MT | FM | Fire | Sand Creek Fire |
| May 29, 2026 | DR-4914-MT | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds |
| May 29, 2026 | DR-4915-MT | DR | Straight-Line Winds | Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds |
| Apr 7, 2026 | DR-4902-MT | DR | Straight-Line Winds | Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds |
| Apr 7, 2026 | DR-4901-MT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Dec 19, 2025 | EM-3630-MT | EM | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 11, 2025 | DR-4887-MT | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Aug 26, 2025 | FM-5611-MT | FM | Fire | Windy Rock Fire |
| Nov 14, 2024 | DR-4847-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Straight-Line Winds |
| Aug 23, 2024 | DR-4813-MT | DR | Straight-Line Winds | Straight-Line Winds |
| Jul 18, 2024 | DR-4801-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Jul 12, 2024 | FM-5507-MT | FM | Fire | Horse Gulch Fire |
| Oct 11, 2023 | DR-4745-MT | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Aug 19, 2023 | FM-5480-MT | FM | Fire | River Road East Fire |
| Aug 12, 2023 | DR-4726-MT | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jun 16, 2022 | DR-4655-MT | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Sep 30, 2021 | DR-4623-MT | DR | Fire | Richard Spring Fire |
| Aug 13, 2021 | DR-4608-MT | DR | Other | Straight-Line Winds |
| Aug 10, 2021 | FM-5406-MT | FM | Fire | Richard Spring Fire |
| Jul 28, 2021 | FM-5403-MT | FM | Fire | Pf Fire |
| Jul 17, 2021 | FM-5399-MT | FM | Fire | Buffalo Wildfire |
| Jun 16, 2021 | FM-5392-MT | FM | Fire | Robertson Draw Fire |
| Sep 5, 2020 | FM-5346-MT | FM | Fire | Bridger Foothills Fire |
| Sep 3, 2020 | FM-5345-MT | FM | Fire | Snider/Rice Fire Complex |
| Sep 2, 2020 | FM-5343-MT | FM | Fire | Huff Fire |
| Sep 2, 2020 | FM-5344-MT | FM | Fire | Bobcat Fire |
| Aug 2, 2020 | FM-5324-MT | FM | Fire | Falling Star Fire |
| Mar 31, 2020 | DR-4508-MT | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3476-MT | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3516-MT | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jul 28, 2019 | FM-5286-MT | FM | Fire | North Hills Fire |
| May 24, 2019 | DR-4437-MT | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Oct 31, 2018 | DR-4405-MT | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Aug 30, 2018 | DR-4388-MT | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Sep 12, 2017 | FM-5212-MT | FM | Fire | Strawberry Fire |
| Sep 10, 2017 | FM-5211-MT | FM | Fire | Moose Peak Fire |
| Sep 10, 2017 | FM-5210-MT | FM | Fire | Highway 200 Fire Complex |
| Sep 9, 2017 | FM-5209-MT | FM | Fire | West Fork Fire |
| Sep 9, 2017 | FM-5208-MT | FM | Fire | Alice Creek Fire |
| Sep 9, 2017 | FM-5207-MT | FM | Fire | Rice Ridge Fire |
| Aug 17, 2017 | FM-5197-MT | FM | Fire | Lolo Peak Fire |
| Jul 27, 2017 | FM-5194-MT | FM | Fire | Lodgepole Fire Complex |
| Aug 3, 2016 | DR-4275-MT | DR | Tornado | Tornado |
| Aug 1, 2016 | FM-5143-MT | FM | Fire | Roaring Lion Fire |
| May 24, 2016 | DR-4271-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds |
| Oct 9, 2014 | DR-4198-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Apr 17, 2014 | DR-4172-MT | DR | Flood | Ice Jams And Flooding |
| Aug 19, 2013 | FM-5047-MT | FM | Fire | Lolo Creek Fire Complex |
| Jul 18, 2013 | FM-5035-MT | FM | Fire | West Mullan Fire |
| Jul 10, 2013 | DR-4127-MT | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Sep 11, 2012 | FM-5016-MT | FM | Fire | Sawtooth Fire |
| Aug 29, 2012 | FM-5008-MT | FM | Fire | Nineteen Mile Fire |
| Aug 2, 2012 | DR-4074-MT | DR | Fire | Wildfire |
| Jun 27, 2012 | FM-2989-MT | FM | Fire | Ash Creek Fire |
| Jun 26, 2012 | FM-2988-MT | FM | Fire | Dahl Fire |
| Jun 26, 2012 | FM-2987-MT | FM | Fire | Corral Fire |
| Aug 29, 2011 | FM-2950-MT | FM | Fire | Canyon Creek Fire |
| Jun 17, 2011 | DR-1996-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 10, 2010 | DR-1922-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 4, 2009 | FM-2837-MT | FM | Fire | Eagle Mount Fire |
| Jun 13, 2008 | DR-1767-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Sep 16, 2007 | FM-2730-MT | FM | Fire | Country Club Fire |
| Aug 19, 2007 | FM-2723-MT | FM | Fire | Ford Road Fire |
| Aug 16, 2007 | FM-2721-MT | FM | Fire | Black Cat Fire |
| Aug 4, 2007 | FM-2718-MT | FM | Fire | Jocko Lakes Fire |
| Aug 30, 2006 | FM-2671-MT | FM | Fire | Derby Fire |
| Aug 22, 2006 | FM-2669-MT | FM | Fire | Emerald Hills Fire |
| Jul 11, 2006 | FM-2652-MT | FM | Fire | Saunders Fire |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3253-MT | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 21, 2003 | FM-2494-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Flathead Fire Zone-8/20/03 |
| Aug 20, 2003 | FM-2492-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Lincoln Fire Complex - 08/14/2003 |
| Aug 12, 2003 | FM-2489-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Cherry Creek Fire -08/06/03 |
| Aug 12, 2003 | FM-2490-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Missoula/Mineral Fire Zone-08/08/03 |
| Aug 11, 2003 | FM-2488-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Hobble Fire-08/07/2003 |
| Jul 25, 2003 | FM-2484-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Robert Fire-07-23-03 |
| Jul 25, 2003 | FM-2485-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Wedge Canyon Fire-07/18/2003 |
| Jul 23, 2003 | FM-2483-MT | FM | Fire | Mt - Missouri Breaks Complex Fire 07/16/03 |
| Jul 3, 2002 | DR-1424-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 7, 2001 | DR-1385-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| May 28, 2001 | DR-1377-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Dec 6, 2000 | DR-1350-MT | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Aug 30, 2000 | DR-1340-MT | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Aug 28, 2000 | FM-2326-MT | FM | Fire | Mt - Willie Fire |
| Aug 16, 2000 | FM-2321-MT | FM | Fire | Mt - South Central Zone 4 Fire Complex |
| Aug 14, 2000 | FM-2320-MT | FM | Fire | Mt - Northwestern Zone 1 Fire Complex |
| Aug 8, 2000 | FM-2318-MT | FM | Fire | Mt - Central Zone 3C Fire Complex |
| Aug 5, 2000 | FM-2317-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Southwestern Zone Two Fire Complex |
| Jul 24, 2000 | FM-2314-MT | FM | Fire | Mt - Central Zone 3B Fire Complex |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Montana, 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 | $31M |
| Rental assistance | $4M |
| Other needs | $11M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Montana 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) | 168 | $32M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 65 | $20M |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 5 | $6M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 40 | $2M |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 7 declaration requests from Montana since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 7.4%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | Major Disaster | Straight-Line Winds |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Emergency | Straight-Line Winds |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Emergency | Other |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Nov 15, 2017 | Major Disaster | Other |
| Aug 2, 2016 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| May 2, 2005 | 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.