FEMADeclarations of 1985

FEMA disaster declarations in 1985

FEMA made 36 disaster declarations in 1985: 27 major disasters, 0 emergencies and 9 fire management assistance declarations. Florida had the most (7); the most common incident was hurricane (11).

The 36 declarations of 1985

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-756-FL	Florida	Hurricane	December 3, 1985	8
DR-755-VA	Virginia	Flood	November 9, 1985	52
DR-754-PA	Pennsylvania	Flood	November 9, 1985	6
DR-753-WV	West Virginia	Flood	November 7, 1985	29
DR-752-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	November 1, 1985	14
DR-751-MA	Massachusetts	Hurricane	October 28, 1985	13
DR-750-NY	New York	Hurricane	October 18, 1985	2
DR-749-NJ	New Jersey	Hurricane	October 15, 1985	4
DR-748-RI	Rhode Island	Hurricane	October 15, 1985	5
DR-747-CT	Connecticut	Hurricane	October 11, 1985	8
DR-746-PR	Puerto Rico	Flood	October 10, 1985	48
DR-745-PA	Pennsylvania	Hurricane	October 8, 1985	6
DR-744-MI	Michigan	Flood	September 18, 1985	21
DR-743-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 12, 1985	7
DR-742-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	September 7, 1985	2
DR-741-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	September 4, 1985	4
FM-2058-WA	Washington	Fire	August 30, 1985	1
DR-740-WY	Wyoming	Flood	August 7, 1985	1
DR-739-CA	California	Fire	July 18, 1985	6
FM-2057-SD	South Dakota	Fire	July 15, 1985	1
FM-2056-SD	South Dakota	Fire	July 15, 1985	1
FM-2055-CA	California	Fire	July 11, 1985	1
FM-2054-CA	California	Fire	July 11, 1985	1
DR-738-OH	Ohio	Tornado	June 3, 1985	6
DR-737-PA	Pennsylvania	Tornado	June 3, 1985	11
DR-736-PR	Puerto Rico	Flood	May 31, 1985	20
FM-2053-FL	Florida	Fire	May 20, 1985	1
FM-2052-FL	Florida	Fire	May 17, 1985	1
FM-2051-FL	Florida	Fire	May 17, 1985	1
FM-2050-FL	Florida	Fire	May 17, 1985	1
DR-735-IL	Illinois	Flood	March 29, 1985	23
DR-734-NY	New York	Snowstorm	March 22, 1985	2
DR-733-NY	New York	Flood	March 20, 1985	2
DR-732-FL	Florida	Freezing	March 18, 1985	20
DR-731-NM	New Mexico	Flood	January 18, 1985	5
DR-730-AZ	Arizona	Severe Storm	January 15, 1985	2

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

By state

State	Major disasters	Fire management
Florida	3	4
Pennsylvania	3	0
New York	3	0
California	1	2
Puerto Rico	2	0
South Dakota	0	2
Virginia	1	0
West Virginia	1	0
Louisiana	1	0
Massachusetts	1	0
New Jersey	1	0
Rhode Island	1	0
Connecticut	1	0
Michigan	1	0
Alabama	1	0
Mississippi	1	0
Washington	0	1
Wyoming	1	0
Ohio	1	0
Illinois	1	0
New Mexico	1	0
Arizona	1	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Hurricane	11
Flood	10
Fire	10
Tornado	2
Snowstorm	1
Freezing	1
Severe Storm	1

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

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