FEMADeclarations of 1992

FEMA disaster declarations in 1992

FEMA made 53 disaster declarations in 1992: 45 major disasters, 2 emergencies and 6 fire management assistance declarations. California had the most (5); the most common incident was flood (18).

The 53 declarations of 1992

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-975-MA	Massachusetts	Coastal Storm	December 21, 1992	9
DR-974-NY	New York	Flood	December 21, 1992	5
DR-973-NJ	New Jersey	Flood	December 18, 1992	12
DR-972-CT	Connecticut	Flood	December 17, 1992	3
DR-971-MH	Marshall Islands	Typhoon	December 16, 1992	11
DR-970-TX	Texas	Tornado	December 4, 1992	1
DR-969-GA	Georgia	Tornado	December 1, 1992	14
DR-968-MS	Mississippi	Tornado	November 25, 1992	21
DR-967-MS	Mississippi	Tornado	October 17, 1992	1
DR-966-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	October 8, 1992	7
DR-965-IA	Iowa	Flood	October 2, 1992	9
DR-964-WI	Wisconsin	Flood	September 30, 1992	10
DR-963-WI	Wisconsin	Tornado	September 18, 1992	1
DR-962-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	September 18, 1992	15
EM-3094-RI	Rhode Island	Toxic Substances	September 16, 1992	2
DR-961-HI	Hawaii	Hurricane	September 12, 1992	6
DR-960-TX	Texas	Severe Storm	September 9, 1992	26
DR-959-WI	Wisconsin	Tornado	September 2, 1992	1
DR-958-CA	California	Fire	August 29, 1992	2
DR-957-GU	Guam	Typhoon	August 28, 1992	1
DR-956-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	August 26, 1992	36
DR-955-FL	Florida	Hurricane	August 24, 1992	4
DR-954-NE	Nebraska	Flood	August 19, 1992	8
DR-953-IN	Indiana	Flood	August 17, 1992	6
DR-952-FL	Florida	Flood	August 14, 1992	4
FM-2085-WA	Washington	Fire	August 6, 1992	1
FM-2084-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 4, 1992	1
FM-2083-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 4, 1992	1
DR-951-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	August 4, 1992	24
DR-950-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	July 24, 1992	5
DR-949-TX	Texas	Tornado	July 2, 1992	3
DR-948-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	July 2, 1992	8
DR-947-CA	California	Earthquake	July 2, 1992	2
DR-946-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	June 26, 1992	10
DR-945-NM	New Mexico	Flood	June 18, 1992	1
FM-2082-OR	Oregon	Fire	June 11, 1992	1
FM-2081-OR	Oregon	Fire	June 9, 1992	1
FM-2080-ME	Maine	Fire	May 22, 1992	1
EM-3093-FM	Micronesia	Drought	May 20, 1992	2
DR-944-VA	Virginia	Flood	May 19, 1992	28
DR-943-CA	California	Earthquake	May 4, 1992	1
DR-942-CA	California	Fire	May 2, 1992	1
DR-941-IL	Illinois	Flood	April 15, 1992	1
DR-940-ME	Maine	Flood	March 27, 1992	10
DR-939-MS	Mississippi	Tornado	March 20, 1992	4
DR-937-TX	Texas	Flood	March 20, 1992	3
DR-938-VT	Vermont	Flood	March 18, 1992	5
DR-936-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	March 3, 1992	5
DR-935-CA	California	Flood	February 25, 1992	5
DR-934-FM	Micronesia	Typhoon	February 7, 1992	3
DR-932-MH	Marshall Islands	Flood	February 7, 1992	6
DR-933-DE	Delaware	Flood	February 6, 1992	2
DR-931-PR	Puerto Rico	Flood	January 22, 1992	35

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

By state

State	Major disasters	Emergencies	Fire management
California	5	0	0
Texas	4	0	0
Oregon	0	0	4
Mississippi	3	0	0
Florida	3	0	0
Wisconsin	3	0	0
New Jersey	2	0	0
Marshall Islands	2	0	0
Indiana	2	0	0
Maine	1	0	1
Micronesia	1	1	0
Massachusetts	1	0	0
New York	1	0	0
Connecticut	1	0	0
Georgia	1	0	0
Iowa	1	0	0
Rhode Island	0	1	0
Hawaii	1	0	0
Guam	1	0	0
Louisiana	1	0	0
Nebraska	1	0	0
Washington	0	0	1
Ohio	1	0	0
Arkansas	1	0	0
South Dakota	1	0	0
Minnesota	1	0	0
New Mexico	1	0	0
Virginia	1	0	0
Illinois	1	0	0
Vermont	1	0	0
Delaware	1	0	0
Puerto Rico	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Flood	18
Tornado	8
Severe Storm	8
Fire	8
Typhoon	3
Hurricane	3
Earthquake	2
Coastal Storm	1
Toxic Substances	1
Drought	1

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

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