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Texas: Federal Disaster Declarations

Texas has recorded 40 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 15 emergency declarations and 167 fire management declarations, 222 in all. Its most common hazard is fire. It ranks #17 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

40
Major disasters
15
Emergency declarations
167
Fire management grants
222
All declarations on record
$23.2B
Federal PA obligated
24
Declaration requests denied
9.8%
Declaration-request denial rate
#17
National rank by major disasters
7.9
Avg days to a decision

Past 12 months

Recent declarations and aid so far

Texas has had 8 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.

DeclarationDeclaredHouseholds approvedIndividual AssistancePublic Assistance obligated
FM-5677-TXFire management · FireSep 15, 2026Incident period Sep 15 to 25, 2026Not applicableNot applicableNone reported yet
DR-4935-TXMajor disaster · FloodSep 1, 2026Incident period Jul 12 to Aug 4, 2026None reportedNone reportedNone reported yet
FM-5675-TXFire management · FireAug 25, 2026Incident period Aug 24 to Sep 16, 2026Not applicableNot applicableNone reported yet
EM-3649-TXEmergency · FloodJul 18, 2026Incident period Jul 12 to Aug 4, 2026None reportedNone reportedNone reported yet
FM-5634-TXFire management · FireMay 18, 2026Incident period May 18 to 21, 2026Not applicableNot applicableNone reported yet
FM-5633-TXFire management · FireMay 14, 2026Incident period May 14 to 19, 2026Not applicableNot applicableNone reported yet
FM-5625-TXFire management · FireMar 15, 2026Not applicableNot applicableNone reported yet
FM-5619-TXFire management · FireFeb 18, 2026Not applicableNot applicableNone reported yet

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

$23.2B has been obligated to Texas in Public Assistance since FY2000.

$8.2B followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $631M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $14.4B, or 62% 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.

Browse all 257 jurisdictions in Texas, each with its full declaration history, sortable and ready to copy into a mitigation plan →

Most common hazards

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 222 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 15, 2026FM-5677-TXFMFireHydra Fire
Sep 1, 2026DR-4935-TXDRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Aug 25, 2026FM-5675-TXFMFireRoss Fire
Jul 18, 2026EM-3649-TXEMFloodFlooding
May 18, 2026FM-5634-TXFMFireStinky Fire
May 14, 2026FM-5633-TXFMFireHunggate Fire
Mar 15, 2026FM-5625-TXFMFireCorner Pocket Fire
Feb 18, 2026FM-5619-TXFMFire8 Ball Fire
Jul 6, 2025DR-4879-TXDRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 21, 2025DR-4871-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Mar 20, 2025FM-5573-TXFMFirePauline Road Fire
Mar 18, 2025FM-5571-TXFMFireDouble S Fire
Mar 15, 2025FM-5570-TXFMFireCrabapple Fire
Mar 14, 2025FM-5555-TXFMFireRest Area Fire
Mar 5, 2025FM-5553-TXFMFireDuke Fire
Mar 4, 2025FM-5552-TXFMFireWelder Fire
Jul 9, 2024DR-4798-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Beryl
May 17, 2024DR-4781-TXDRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Feb 27, 2024FM-5488-TXFMFireSmokehouse Creek Fire
Feb 27, 2024FM-5487-TXFMFireWindy Deuce Fire
Apr 21, 2023DR-4705-TXDRWinter StormSevere Winter Storm
Jul 19, 2022FM-5444-TXFMFireChalk Mountain Fire
Jul 7, 2022FM-5443-TXFMFireHard Castle Fire
May 18, 2022FM-5440-TXFMFireMesquite Heat Fire
Mar 20, 2022FM-5429-TXFMFireBig L Fire
Mar 18, 2022FM-5428-TXFMFireWheat Field Fire
Mar 17, 2022FM-5427-TXFMFireKidd Fire
Dec 15, 2021FM-5422-TXFMFireNorth 207 Fire
Dec 10, 2021FM-5420-TXFMFireCounty Line Fire
Feb 19, 2021DR-4586-TXDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Feb 14, 2021EM-3554-TXEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Dec 9, 2020DR-4572-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Laura
Aug 24, 2020EM-3540-TXEMHurricaneTropical Storms Marco And Laura
Jul 26, 2020EM-3530-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Hanna
Mar 25, 2020DR-4485-TXDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3458-TXEMBiologicalCovid-19
Mar 13, 2020EM-3501-TXEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 4, 2019DR-4466-TXDRFloodTropical Storm Imelda
Aug 18, 2019FM-5288-TXFMFireCopper Breaks Fire
Jul 17, 2019DR-4454-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Feb 25, 2019DR-4416-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Jul 29, 2018FM-5264-TXFMFirePark Road Fire
Jul 23, 2018FM-5258-TXFMFire259 Fire
Jul 6, 2018DR-4377-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
May 2, 2018FM-5237-TXFMFireMcdannald Fire
Apr 18, 2018FM-5235-TXFMFireMcclellan Fire
Apr 14, 2018FM-5234-TXFMFire335 Fire
Apr 13, 2018FM-5233-TXFMFireHarbor Bay Fire
Aug 25, 2017DR-4332-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Harvey
Jun 11, 2016DR-4272-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Apr 25, 2016DR-4269-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Mar 19, 2016DR-4266-TXDRFloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Feb 9, 2016DR-4255-TXDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Nov 25, 2015DR-4245-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Oct 14, 2015FM-5116-TXFMFireHidden Pines Fire
May 29, 2015DR-4223-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And Flooding
May 12, 2014FM-5053-TXFMFireDouble Diamond Fire
Dec 20, 2013DR-4159-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Aug 2, 2013DR-4136-TXDROtherExplosion
Apr 19, 2013EM-3363-TXEMOtherExplosion
Apr 30, 2012FM-2976-TXFMFireLivermore Ranch Fire Complex
Sep 9, 2011DR-4029-TXDRFireWildfires
Sep 9, 2011FM-2968-TXFMFirePat Gross Fire
Sep 8, 2011FM-2967-TXFMFireBig Oak Fire
Sep 6, 2011FM-2964-TXFMFireRiley Road Fire
Sep 6, 2011FM-2965-TXFMFireBear Creek Fire
Sep 6, 2011FM-2962-TXFMFireTamina Fire
Sep 6, 2011FM-2963-TXFMFireMoonglow Fire
Sep 5, 2011FM-2960-TXFMFireSteiner Ranch Fire
Sep 5, 2011FM-2959-TXFMFirePedernales Bend Fire
Sep 4, 2011FM-2957-TXFMFireHodde Fire
Sep 4, 2011FM-2958-TXFMFireBastrop County Fire Complex
Aug 30, 2011FM-2952-TXFMFire101 Ranch Fire
Aug 15, 2011FM-2949-TXFMFireHorseshoe Fire
Jul 11, 2011FM-2937-TXFMFireNolan County Fire Complex
Jul 1, 2011DR-1999-TXDRFireWildfires
Jun 21, 2011FM-2931-TXFMFireWhite Hat Fire
Jun 21, 2011FM-2930-TXFMFireBoyken Road Fire
Jun 20, 2011FM-2927-TXFMFireDyer Mill Fire
Jun 20, 2011FM-2928-TXFMFireMcdonald 2 Fire
Jun 20, 2011FM-2929-TXFMFireCowboy Church Fire
Jun 18, 2011FM-2925-TXFMFireCounty Line Fire
Jun 18, 2011FM-2926-TXFMFirePowerline Fire
Jun 17, 2011FM-2924-TXFMFireForest Brook Fire
Jun 16, 2011FM-2922-TXFMFireGrand Mesa Fire
Jun 3, 2011FM-2916-TXFMFireSnyder Fire
Jun 2, 2011FM-2914-TXFMFireTejano Canyon Fire
May 29, 2011FM-2911-TXFMFireReimer Fire
May 29, 2011FM-2912-TXFMFirePitt Road Fire
May 29, 2011FM-2913-TXFMFireStone Ridge Fire
May 24, 2011FM-2910-TXFMFireCeed Fire
May 9, 2011FM-2908-TXFMFireMatt Loop Fire
May 8, 2011FM-2906-TXFMFireGage Holland Fire
Apr 30, 2011FM-2905-TXFMFireSisk Road Fire
Apr 30, 2011FM-2904-TXFMFireWaggoner Ranch Fire
Apr 29, 2011FM-2903-TXFMFireOasis Pipeline Fire
Apr 27, 2011FM-2901-TXFMFirePleasant Farms Fire
Apr 21, 2011FM-2899-TXFMFire148/2332 Fire
Apr 17, 2011FM-2898-TXFMFirePinnacle Fire
Apr 17, 2011FM-2896-TXFMFireBryson Fire Complex
Apr 16, 2011FM-2894-TXFMFireEast Sidwynicks Fire
Apr 16, 2011FM-2895-TXFMFirePk East Fire
Apr 16, 2011FM-2893-TXFMFireHohertz Fire
Apr 15, 2011FM-2889-TXFMFireCooper Mountain Ranch Fire
Apr 15, 2011FM-2892-TXFMFireWildcat Fire
Apr 15, 2011FM-2888-TXFMFirePk West Fire
Apr 15, 2011FM-2891-TXFMFireWichita Fire Complex
Apr 9, 2011FM-2886-TXFMFireHickman Fire
Apr 9, 2011FM-2884-TXFMFireSwenson Fire
Apr 9, 2011FM-2885-TXFMFireRockhouse Fire
Apr 5, 2011FM-2882-TXFMFireEl Cenizo Fire
Apr 3, 2011FM-2881-TXFMFireBates Field Fire
Mar 12, 2011FM-2870-TXFMFireBig Trickle Ranch Fire
Mar 11, 2011FM-2867-TXFMFireEnmin Fire
Feb 28, 2011FM-2865-TXFMFireMitchell Fire Complex
Feb 27, 2011FM-2862-TXFMFireWillow Creek South Fire Complex
Feb 27, 2011FM-2863-TXFMFireMatador Fire
Feb 27, 2011FM-2864-TXFMFireTanglewood Fire Complex
Aug 3, 2010DR-1931-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Alex
Jun 29, 2010EM-3313-TXEMHurricaneTropical Storm Alex
Apr 10, 2009FM-2815-TXFMFire617 Fire
Apr 10, 2009FM-2807-TXFMFireCement Mountain Fire
Apr 10, 2009FM-2814-TXFMFire1148 Fire
Apr 10, 2009FM-2806-TXFMFireMontague Fire Complex
Apr 10, 2009FM-2805-TXFMFireElectra West Fire
Apr 10, 2009FM-2810-TXFMFireBreckenridge Fire
Apr 7, 2009FM-2804-TXFMFireSteel Fire
Apr 5, 2009FM-2803-TXFMFireHoliday Beach Fire
Apr 4, 2009FM-2802-TXFMFireMagic City Fire
Apr 3, 2009FM-2801-TXFMFireLagarto Fire
Mar 20, 2009FM-2800-TXFMFireGreenwood Fire
Mar 5, 2009FM-2798-TXFMFireTuscola Fire
Mar 3, 2009FM-2797-TXFMFireLoma Del Norte Fire
Feb 28, 2009FM-2796-TXFMFireWilderness Ridge Fire
Feb 27, 2009FM-2795-TXFMFireRhodes Ranch Fire
Feb 25, 2009FM-2794-TXFMFireClyde Fire
Sep 13, 2008DR-1791-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Ike
Sep 10, 2008EM-3294-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Ike
Aug 29, 2008EM-3290-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Aug 7, 2008FM-2785-TXFMFireFlorence Fire
Jul 24, 2008DR-1780-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Dolly
Jun 16, 2008FM-2774-TXFMFireCamp Bowie Fire
Jun 4, 2008FM-2768-TXFMFireHughes Ranch Fire
Jun 3, 2008FM-2767-TXFMFireRein Street Fire
May 1, 2008FM-2764-TXFMFirePrice Fire
Apr 16, 2008FM-2761-TXFMFireHebbronville Fire
Apr 10, 2008FM-2759-TXFMFireParker Fire
Mar 31, 2008FM-2758-TXFMFireKentwood Fire
Mar 27, 2008FM-2757-TXFMFireSilver Heels Fire
Mar 19, 2008FM-2755-TXFMFireEncino Fire
Mar 19, 2008FM-2754-TXFMFireBurns Ranch Fire
Mar 15, 2008FM-2753-TXFMFire322 Fire
Mar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEMFireWildfires
Mar 14, 2008FM-2751-TXFMFireOld Bastrop Highway Fire Complex
Mar 14, 2008FM-2752-TXFMFireEighty-Two Fire
Mar 12, 2008FM-2750-TXFMFireArabella Fire
Mar 4, 2008FM-2749-TXFMFireLa Perla Fire
Feb 28, 2008FM-2748-TXFMFireNew Archer Fire
Feb 25, 2008FM-2747-TXFMFireSilver Fire
Feb 25, 2008FM-2745-TXFMFireSouth Odessa Fire
Feb 23, 2008FM-2744-TXFMFireScurry Fire Complex
Feb 13, 2008FM-2743-TXFMFireBroadway Fire
Feb 8, 2008FM-2742-TXFMFireChevron Fire
Oct 2, 2007DR-1730-TXDRSevere StormTropical Storm Erin
Aug 18, 2007EM-3277-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Dean
Jun 29, 2007DR-1709-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 1, 2007DR-1697-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes
Nov 15, 2006FM-2680-TXFMFireRim Rock Fire
Sep 14, 2006FM-2675-TXFMFireMoore Road Fire
Aug 19, 2006FM-2667-TXFMFireCaddo Ii Fire Complex
Aug 16, 2006FM-2666-TXFMFirePurgatory Road Fire
Aug 15, 2006DR-1658-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Jun 27, 2006FM-2651-TXFMFireNorth Trinity Fire
May 26, 2006FM-2639-TXFMFireLake Olympia Fire
Feb 5, 2006FM-2629-TXFMFireVenus Fire Complex
Jan 19, 2006FM-2622-TXFMFireOrchard Fire
Jan 19, 2006FM-2621-TXFMFireHuntington Brook Fire
Jan 15, 2006FM-2620-TXFMFireCaddo Fire
Jan 13, 2006FM-2619-TXFMFireLockhart Fire
Jan 11, 2006DR-1624-TXDRFireExtreme Wildfire Threat
Jan 11, 2006FM-2617-TXFMFireNiederwald Fire
Jan 8, 2006FM-2614-TXFMFireHawkins Fire
Jan 7, 2006FM-2612-TXFMFireCedar Creek Fire
Jan 5, 2006FM-2611-TXFMFireMill Creek Fire
Jan 5, 2006FM-2610-TXFMFireRosewood Fire
Jan 5, 2006FM-2609-TXFMFireBulverde Fire
Jan 1, 2006FM-2598-TXFMFireRinggold Fire
Jan 1, 2006FM-2596-TXFMFireCarbon Fire
Dec 28, 2005FM-2591-TXFMFireCallahan County Fire
Dec 28, 2005FM-2593-TXFMFireKennedale Fire
Sep 24, 2005DR-1606-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Rita
Sep 21, 2005EM-3261-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Rita
Sep 2, 2005EM-3216-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jul 17, 2003DR-1479-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Claudette
Feb 1, 2003EM-3171-TXEMOtherLoss Of The Space Shuttle Columbia
Nov 5, 2002DR-1439-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
Sep 26, 2002DR-1434-TXDRCoastal StormTropical Storm Fay
Jul 4, 2002DR-1425-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Jun 9, 2001DR-1379-TXDRCoastal StormTx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001
Jan 8, 2001DR-1356-TXDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm
Jan 5, 2001FM-2352-TXFMFireTx - Amhurst Street Fire - 09/04/00
Jan 5, 2001FM-2351-TXFMFireTx - Alsbury Fire - 08/29/00
Oct 3, 2000FM-2344-TXFMFireTx - Quail Run Fire - 10/03/00
Sep 18, 2000FM-2340-TXFMFireTx-Pine Cove Fire-9/18/00
Sep 10, 2000FM-2336-TXFMFireTx-Milam Street Fire-9/9/00
Sep 8, 2000FM-2335-TXFMFireTx-Deep Creek Fire-9/8/00
Sep 7, 2000FM-2334-TXFMFireTx - Frost Fire - 09/08/00
Sep 7, 2000FM-2333-TXFMFireTx - Mesquite Creek Fire - 09/08/00
Sep 5, 2000FM-2332-TXFMFireTx - Warren Chapel Fire - 09/04/00
Sep 5, 2000FM-2331-TXFMFireTx - Peach Creek Fire - 09/04/00
Sep 5, 2000FM-2330-TXFMFireTx - Sheppard Reese Fire - 09/04/00
Sep 4, 2000FM-2329-TXFMFireTx - Stanley Mainline Fire - 09/04/00
Sep 3, 2000FM-2328-TXFMFireTx - Moore Branch Fire - 09/03/00
Aug 31, 2000FM-2327-TXFMFireTx - Ranger Hill Fire - 8/30/00
Aug 26, 2000FM-2325-TXFMFireTx - Live Oak Loop Fire
Aug 23, 2000FM-2322-TXFMFireTx-Chicken Fire-0823-00
Apr 7, 2000DR-1323-TXDRTornadoSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
Jan 5, 2000FM-2291-TXFMFireBob'S Trail Fire
Jan 4, 2000FM-2290-TXFMFirePurgatory Fire
Jan 3, 2000FM-2289-TXFMFireSaddleback Fire
Nov 22, 1999FM-2287-TXFMFireJordan Creek Fire
Oct 26, 1999FM-2286-TXFMFireBluestem Fire

Individual Assistance to households

FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Texas, 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.

4,157,938
Valid registrations
1,816,366
Households approved
$5.2B
Total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$2B
Rental assistance$777M
Other needs$2B

Hazard mitigation funded

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Texas to reduce future disaster losses, by program. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited.

$2.2B
Federal mitigation share
1,712
Projects funded
14,036
Properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)1,435$1.7B
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)120$259M
Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM)36$103M
Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)19$77M
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)83$34M
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)11$6M
Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)8$5M

Denied requests

FEMA turned down 24 declaration requests from Texas since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 9.8%. 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.

DateTypeHazard
Feb 7, 2023Major DisasterSevere Storm
Sep 20, 2021EmergencyOther
Sep 30, 2020Major DisasterHurricane
Jan 14, 2020Major DisasterTornado
Jan 17, 2014Major DisasterSevere Storm
Apr 22, 2013Major DisasterOther
Sep 20, 2010Major DisasterOther
Aug 18, 2009EmergencyFire
Apr 16, 2009Major DisasterFire
Feb 25, 2009EmergencyFire

Declarations not attributed to a specific locality

2 declarations in Texas applied statewide, or to areas FEMA did not tie to a single county or equivalent, such as wildfire management zones. They are included in the state totals above but do not appear on any individual jurisdiction page.

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 10, 2009FM-2807-TXFMFireCement Mountain Fire
Mar 3, 2009FM-2797-TXFMFireLoma Del Norte Fire
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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, 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.

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