FEMADeclarations of 1973

FEMA disaster declarations in 1973

FEMA made 55 disaster declarations in 1973: 46 major disasters, 0 emergencies and 9 fire management assistance declarations. Oregon had the most (5); the most common incident was flood (34).

The 55 declarations of 1973

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-409-OK	Oklahoma	Flood	December 10, 1973	15
DR-408-AK	Alaska	Flood	November 7, 1973	1
DR-407-MO	Missouri	Flood	November 1, 1973	36
DR-406-NE	Nebraska	Flood	October 20, 1973	15
DR-405-MA	Massachusetts	Fire	October 16, 1973	1
DR-404-OK	Oklahoma	Flood	October 13, 1973	5
DR-403-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	September 28, 1973	53
FM-2014-OR	Oregon	Fire	September 7, 1973	1
FM-2013-OR	Oregon	Fire	September 4, 1973	1
FM-2012-MT	Montana	Fire	August 23, 1973	1
FM-2011-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 20, 1973	1
FM-2010-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 18, 1973	1
FM-2009-MT	Montana	Fire	August 18, 1973	1
FM-2008-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 17, 1973	1
FM-2007-MT	Montana	Fire	August 16, 1973	1
DR-402-NJ	New Jersey	Flood	August 7, 1973	4
DR-401-NY	New York	Flood	July 20, 1973	6
DR-400-PA	Pennsylvania	Flood	July 17, 1973	10
DR-399-NH	New Hampshire	Flood	July 11, 1973	10
DR-398-TX	Texas	Flood	July 11, 1973	13
DR-397-VT	Vermont	Flood	July 6, 1973	14
DR-396-CO	Colorado	Flood	July 6, 1973	16
DR-395-TN	Tennessee	Flood	June 28, 1973	12
DR-394-NC	North Carolina	Flood	June 25, 1973	9
DR-393-TX	Texas	Flood	June 25, 1973	4
DR-392-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Storm	June 13, 1973	31
DR-391-GA	Georgia	Tornado	June 11, 1973	1
DR-390-OH	Ohio	Mud/Landslide	June 4, 1973	2
DR-389-AR	Arkansas	Flood	May 29, 1973	5
DR-388-AL	Alabama	Flood	May 29, 1973	12
DR-387-FL	Florida	Flood	May 26, 1973	13
FM-2006-AK	Alaska	Fire	May 24, 1973	1
DR-386-IA	Iowa	Flood	May 23, 1973	26
DR-385-CO	Colorado	Flood	May 23, 1973	16
DR-384-ME	Maine	Flood	May 23, 1973	3
DR-383-HI	Hawaii	Earthquake	May 16, 1973	1
DR-382-TN	Tennessee	Flood	May 11, 1973	6
DR-381-KY	Kentucky	Flood	May 11, 1973	5
DR-380-NM	New Mexico	Flood	May 11, 1973	11
DR-379-CO	Colorado	Dam/Levee Break	May 8, 1973	1
DR-378-KS	Kansas	Flood	May 2, 1973	64
DR-377-OH	Ohio	Flood	April 27, 1973	8
DR-376-WI	Wisconsin	Flood	April 27, 1973	34
DR-375-AR	Arkansas	Flood	April 27, 1973	43
DR-374-LA	Louisiana	Flood	April 27, 1973	37
DR-373-IL	Illinois	Flood	April 26, 1973	52
DR-372-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	April 19, 1973	94
DR-371-MI	Michigan	Flood	April 12, 1973	14
DR-370-GA	Georgia	Tornado	April 4, 1973	14
DR-369-AL	Alabama	Tornado	March 27, 1973	28
DR-368-MS	Mississippi	Severe Storm	March 27, 1973	52
DR-367-NY	New York	Flood	March 21, 1973	8
DR-366-TN	Tennessee	Flood	March 21, 1973	47
DR-365-TX	Texas	Severe Storm	March 12, 1973	5
DR-364-CA	California	Flood	February 8, 1973	6

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By state

State	Major disasters	Fire management
Oregon	0	5
Oklahoma	3	0
Montana	0	3
Texas	3	0
Colorado	3	0
Tennessee	3	0
Alaska	1	1
Missouri	2	0
Kansas	2	0
New York	2	0
Georgia	2	0
Ohio	2	0
Arkansas	2	0
Alabama	2	0
Nebraska	1	0
Massachusetts	1	0
New Jersey	1	0
Pennsylvania	1	0
New Hampshire	1	0
Vermont	1	0
North Carolina	1	0
Florida	1	0
Iowa	1	0
Maine	1	0
Hawaii	1	0
Kentucky	1	0
New Mexico	1	0
Wisconsin	1	0
Louisiana	1	0
Illinois	1	0
Michigan	1	0
Mississippi	1	0
California	1	0

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Flood	34
Fire	10
Severe Storm	5
Tornado	3
Mud/Landslide	1
Earthquake	1
Dam/Levee Break	1

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

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