Montana: Federal Disaster Declarations

Name: Montana FEMA disaster declarations (FY2000 to FY2025)
Creator: Disaster Data

Montana has recorded 82 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 27 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 52 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire. It ranks #11 nationally by total declarations.

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Declaration requests denied

4.7%

Declaration-request denial rate

#11

National rank by declarations

28.6

Avg days to a decision

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Most common hazards

Fire 55
Severe Storm 11
Flood 9
Biological 3
Straight-Line Winds 1
Other 1
Tornado 1
Hurricane 1

All declarations on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 82 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
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-5344-MT	FM	Fire	Bobcat Fire
Sep 2, 2020	FM-5343-MT	FM	Fire	Huff 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-5210-MT	FM	Fire	Highway 200 Fire Complex
Sep 10, 2017	FM-5211-MT	FM	Fire	Moose Peak Fire
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-2490-MT	FM	Fire	Mt-Missoula/Mineral Fire Zone-08/08/03
Aug 12, 2003	FM-2489-MT	FM	Fire	Mt-Cherry Creek Fire -08/06/03
Aug 11, 2003	FM-2488-MT	FM	Fire	Mt-Hobble Fire-08/07/2003
Jul 25, 2003	FM-2485-MT	FM	Fire	Mt-Wedge Canyon Fire-07/18/2003
Jul 25, 2003	FM-2484-MT	FM	Fire	Mt-Robert Fire-07-23-03
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.

8,709

Valid registrations

5,114

Households approved

$41M

Total IHP approved

Assistance type	Approved amount
Repair and replacement	$27M
Rental assistance	$3M
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.

$59M

Federal mitigation share

278

Projects funded

124

Properties mitigated

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 4 declaration requests from Montana since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 4.7%. 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
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

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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.