FEMADeclarations of 1974

FEMA disaster declarations in 1974

FEMA made 53 disaster declarations in 1974: 46 major disasters, 5 emergencies and 2 fire management assistance declarations. Oklahoma had the most (3); the most common incident was flood (33).

The 53 declarations of 1974

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
EM-3005-NJ	New Jersey	Coastal Storm	December 24, 1974	1
DR-455-PR	Puerto Rico	Flood	November 30, 1974	52
DR-454-TX	Texas	Flood	November 30, 1974	10
DR-453-OK	Oklahoma	Flood	November 26, 1974	13
DR-452-AK	Alaska	Flood	November 14, 1974	1
DR-451-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Flood	November 14, 1974	3
EM-3004-NY	New York	Flood	November 2, 1974	1
DR-450-LA	Louisiana	Severe Storm	November 1, 1974	1
DR-449-AS	American Samoa	Drought	September 30, 1974	5
DR-448-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	September 23, 1974	10
EM-3003-AK	Alaska	Other	September 14, 1974	1
EM-3002-PR	Puerto Rico	Drought	August 29, 1974	24
DR-447-NY	New York	Flood	July 23, 1974	4
EM-3001-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Drought	July 22, 1974	2
DR-446-MN	Minnesota	Flood	July 13, 1974	6
DR-445-OH	Ohio	Flood	July 11, 1974	1
FM-2016-SD	South Dakota	Fire	July 8, 1974	1
DR-444-AK	Alaska	Freezing	June 24, 1974	2
DR-443-IA	Iowa	Flood	June 24, 1974	39
DR-442-KS	Kansas	Flood	June 10, 1974	1
DR-441-OK	Oklahoma	Flood	June 10, 1974	20
DR-440-MN	Minnesota	Flood	June 10, 1974	12
DR-439-MO	Missouri	Flood	June 10, 1974	22
DR-438-IL	Illinois	Flood	June 10, 1974	46
DR-437-AR	Arkansas	Flood	June 8, 1974	8
DR-436-OH	Ohio	Flood	May 31, 1974	3
DR-435-AR	Arkansas	Flood	May 31, 1974	1
FM-2015-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 21, 1974	1
DR-434-ND	North Dakota	Flood	May 14, 1974	18
DR-433-HI	Hawaii	Flood	May 7, 1974	2
DR-432-CA	California	Flood	May 7, 1974	1
DR-431-WI	Wisconsin	Tornado	April 26, 1974	4
DR-430-MS	Mississippi	Flood	April 18, 1974	30
DR-429-MI	Michigan	Tornado	April 12, 1974	1
DR-428-NC	North Carolina	Tornado	April 12, 1974	6
DR-427-IL	Illinois	Tornado	April 11, 1974	4
DR-426-WV	West Virginia	Flood	April 11, 1974	4
DR-425-GA	Georgia	Tornado	April 5, 1974	20
DR-424-TN	Tennessee	Tornado	April 4, 1974	45
DR-423-IN	Indiana	Tornado	April 4, 1974	39
DR-422-AL	Alabama	Tornado	April 4, 1974	20
DR-421-OH	Ohio	Tornado	April 4, 1974	14
DR-420-KY	Kentucky	Tornado	April 4, 1974	34
DR-419-OK	Oklahoma	Flood	March 22, 1974	6
DR-418-LA	Louisiana	Flood	February 23, 1974	6
DR-417-MT	Montana	Flood	January 29, 1974	7
DR-416-WV	West Virginia	Flood	January 29, 1974	5
DR-415-ID	Idaho	Flood	January 25, 1974	9
DR-414-WA	Washington	Flood	January 25, 1974	13
DR-413-OR	Oregon	Flood	January 25, 1974	19
DR-412-CA	California	Flood	January 25, 1974	7
DR-411-NH	New Hampshire	Flood	January 21, 1974	4
DR-410-ME	Maine	Flood	January 18, 1974	12

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

By state

State	Major disasters	Emergencies	Fire management
Oklahoma	3	0	0
Alaska	2	1	0
Louisiana	3	0	0
Ohio	3	0	0
Puerto Rico	1	1	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	1	0
New York	1	1	0
Minnesota	2	0	0
Illinois	2	0	0
Arkansas	2	0	0
California	2	0	0
West Virginia	2	0	0
New Jersey	0	1	0
Texas	1	0	0
American Samoa	1	0	0
South Dakota	0	0	1
Iowa	1	0	0
Kansas	1	0	0
Missouri	1	0	0
New Mexico	0	0	1
North Dakota	1	0	0
Hawaii	1	0	0
Wisconsin	1	0	0
Mississippi	1	0	0
Michigan	1	0	0
North Carolina	1	0	0
Georgia	1	0	0
Tennessee	1	0	0
Indiana	1	0	0
Alabama	1	0	0
Kentucky	1	0	0
Montana	1	0	0
Idaho	1	0	0
Washington	1	0	0
Oregon	1	0	0
New Hampshire	1	0	0
Maine	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Flood	33
Tornado	10
Drought	3
Fire	2
Coastal Storm	1
Severe Storm	1
Hurricane	1
Other	1
Freezing	1

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

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