Disaster Data / States / Texas / Bexar County
CountyBexar County, Texas
Bexar County recorded 23 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 11 emergencies, and 4 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Bexar County runs between 2002 and 2025, covering 23 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, fire, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $80.3 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
Highlighted: Bexar County, TX
Federal Public Assistance by category
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 84 | $71,814,583 |
| Utilities(F) | 20 | $4,046,742 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 34 | $2,081,387 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 24 | $1,213,141 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 56 | $385,456 |
| Debris removal(A) | 8 | $291,293 |
| Management costs(Z) | 3 | $245,189 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 25 | $200,790 |
| All categories | 254 | $80,278,581 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 11
- Fire 6
- Biological 2
- Severe Ice Storm 2
- Flood 1
- Severe Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Bexar County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Mar 5, 2025 | FM-5553-TX | FM |
| Severe Ice Storm | Feb 19, 2021 | DR-4586-TX | DR |
| Severe Ice Storm | Feb 14, 2021 | EM-3554-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 24, 2020 | EM-3540-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Jul 26, 2020 | EM-3530-TX | EM |
| Biological | Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4485-TX | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3458-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 25, 2017 | DR-4332-TX | DR |
| Fire | Sep 9, 2011 | FM-2968-TX | FM |
| Fire | Sep 8, 2011 | FM-2967-TX | FM |
| Hurricane | Jun 29, 2010 | EM-3313-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2008 | EM-3294-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 29, 2008 | EM-3290-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Jul 24, 2008 | DR-1780-TX | DR |
| Fire | Mar 14, 2008 | EM-3284-TX | EM |
| Severe Storm | Oct 2, 2007 | DR-1730-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 18, 2007 | EM-3277-TX | EM |
| Fire | Jan 11, 2006 | DR-1624-TX | DR |
| Fire | Jan 5, 2006 | FM-2609-TX | FM |
| Hurricane | Sep 24, 2005 | DR-1606-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 21, 2005 | EM-3261-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 2, 2005 | EM-3216-TX | EM |
| Flood | Jul 4, 2002 | DR-1425-TX | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 23 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | FM-5553-TX | FM | Fire | Duke Fire |
| Feb 19, 2021 | DR-4586-TX | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Feb 14, 2021 | EM-3554-TX | EM | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Aug 24, 2020 | EM-3540-TX | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storms Marco And Laura |
| Jul 26, 2020 | EM-3530-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Hanna |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4485-TX | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3458-TX | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 25, 2017 | DR-4332-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Harvey |
| Sep 9, 2011 | FM-2968-TX | FM | Fire | Pat Gross Fire |
| Sep 8, 2011 | FM-2967-TX | FM | Fire | Big Oak Fire |
| Jun 29, 2010 | EM-3313-TX | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Alex |
| Sep 10, 2008 | EM-3294-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Ike |
| Aug 29, 2008 | EM-3290-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| Jul 24, 2008 | DR-1780-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Dolly |
| Mar 14, 2008 | EM-3284-TX | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Oct 2, 2007 | DR-1730-TX | DR | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Erin |
| Aug 18, 2007 | EM-3277-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Dean |
| Jan 11, 2006 | DR-1624-TX | DR | Fire | Extreme Wildfire Threat |
| Jan 5, 2006 | FM-2609-TX | FM | Fire | Bulverde Fire |
| Sep 24, 2005 | DR-1606-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| Sep 21, 2005 | EM-3261-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| Sep 2, 2005 | EM-3216-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jul 4, 2002 | DR-1425-TX | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
How these numbers are built
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Texas's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the 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.