FEMADeclarations of 1996

FEMA disaster declarations in 1996

FEMA made 158 disaster declarations in 1996: 75 major disasters, 8 emergencies and 75 fire management assistance declarations. Texas had the most (55); the most common incident was fire (80).

The 158 declarations of 1996

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-1150-PA	Pennsylvania	Flood	December 23, 1996	1
DR-1149-OR	Oregon	Flood	December 23, 1996	3
DR-1148-NY	New York	Severe Storm	December 9, 1996	12
DR-1147-HI	Hawaii	Flood	November 26, 1996	1
EM-3124-PR	Puerto Rico	Other	November 21, 1996	1
EM-3123-RI	Rhode Island	Other	November 19, 1996	2
DR-1146-NY	New York	Severe Storm	November 19, 1996	4
DR-1145-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	November 19, 1996	5
EM-3122-HI	Hawaii	Severe Storm	November 18, 1996	1
DR-1144-NH	New Hampshire	Flood	October 29, 1996	6
DR-1143-ME	Maine	Flood	October 28, 1996	3
DR-1142-MA	Massachusetts	Flood	October 25, 1996	5
EM-3121-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	October 24, 1996	2
EM-3120-CA	California	Fire	October 23, 1996	4
EM-3119-MA	Massachusetts	Flood	October 23, 1996	5
DR-1141-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	October 15, 1996	16
DR-1140-SC	South Carolina	Flood	September 30, 1996	5
DR-1139-MD	Maryland	Hurricane	September 17, 1996	3
DR-1138-PA	Pennsylvania	Flood	September 13, 1996	6
DR-1137-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	September 11, 1996	10
DR-1136-PR	Puerto Rico	Hurricane	September 11, 1996	71
FM-2191-MT	Montana	Fire	September 6, 1996	1
DR-1135-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	September 6, 1996	88
DR-1134-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 6, 1996	58
FM-2190-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 26, 1996	1
FM-2189-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 24, 1996	1
DR-1133-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	August 21, 1996	15
DR-1132-WV	West Virginia	Fire	August 14, 1996	10
FM-2188-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 13, 1996	1
FM-2187-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 12, 1996	1
FM-2186-WA	Washington	Fire	August 11, 1996	1
FM-2185-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 5, 1996	1
DR-1131-WI	Wisconsin	Flood	August 2, 1996	2
DR-1130-PA	Pennsylvania	Flood	July 26, 1996	10
DR-1129-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	July 25, 1996	11
DR-1128-MI	Michigan	Severe Storm	July 23, 1996	7
DR-1127-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	July 18, 1996	17
FM-2184-TX	Texas	Fire	July 17, 1996	1
DR-1126-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Hurricane	July 11, 1996	3
DR-1125-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	July 3, 1996	29
DR-1124-VT	Vermont	Flood	June 27, 1996	1
DR-1123-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	June 25, 1996	4
FM-2183-NV	Nevada	Fire	June 24, 1996	1
FM-2182-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 24, 1996	1
DR-1122-OH	Ohio	Flood	June 24, 1996	16
DR-1121-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	June 24, 1996	16
FM-2181-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 21, 1996	1
DR-1120-PA	Pennsylvania	Flood	June 18, 1996	5
DR-1119-AK	Alaska	Fire	June 7, 1996	1
FM-2180-AK	Alaska	Fire	June 5, 1996	1
DR-1118-ND	North Dakota	Severe Storm	June 5, 1996	33
DR-1117-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	June 1, 1996	4
DR-1116-MN	Minnesota	Flood	June 1, 1996	26
FM-2179-TX	Texas	Fire	May 24, 1996	1
DR-1115-WV	West Virginia	Flood	May 23, 1996	17
DR-1114-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	May 20, 1996	5
FM-2178-CO	Colorado	Fire	May 19, 1996	1
DR-1113-MT	Montana	Severe Storm	May 16, 1996	6
DR-1112-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	May 6, 1996	28
FM-2177-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 5, 1996	1
FM-2176-AZ	Arizona	Fire	May 2, 1996	1
FM-2175-TX	Texas	Fire	May 1, 1996	1
FM-2174-TX	Texas	Fire	April 25, 1996	1
DR-1111-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	April 23, 1996	6
DR-1110-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	April 23, 1996	5
FM-2173-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	April 17, 1996	1
FM-2172-TX	Texas	Fire	April 16, 1996	1
FM-2171-TX	Texas	Fire	April 16, 1996	1
FM-2170-TX	Texas	Fire	April 15, 1996	1
FM-2169-TX	Texas	Fire	April 14, 1996	1
FM-2168-TX	Texas	Fire	April 3, 1996	1
FM-2167-TX	Texas	Fire	April 2, 1996	1
FM-2166-TX	Texas	Fire	April 2, 1996	1
FM-2165-TX	Texas	Fire	April 2, 1996	1
DR-1109-IN	Indiana	Flood	April 2, 1996	56
FM-2164-TX	Texas	Fire	April 1, 1996	1
FM-2163-TX	Texas	Fire	March 31, 1996	1
FM-2162-TX	Texas	Fire	March 30, 1996	1
FM-2161-TX	Texas	Fire	March 30, 1996	1
FM-2160-TX	Texas	Fire	March 30, 1996	1
FM-2159-TX	Texas	Fire	March 24, 1996	1
FM-2158-TX	Texas	Fire	March 24, 1996	1
FM-2157-TX	Texas	Fire	March 24, 1996	1
FM-2156-TX	Texas	Fire	March 24, 1996	1
FM-2155-TX	Texas	Fire	March 23, 1996	1
FM-2154-TX	Texas	Fire	March 23, 1996	1
FM-2153-TX	Texas	Fire	March 23, 1996	1
FM-2152-TX	Texas	Fire	March 22, 1996	1
DR-1108-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	March 20, 1996	3
FM-2151-TX	Texas	Fire	March 19, 1996	1
FM-2150-TX	Texas	Fire	March 19, 1996	1
FM-2149-TX	Texas	Fire	March 19, 1996	1
FM-2148-TX	Texas	Fire	March 19, 1996	1
FM-2147-TX	Texas	Fire	March 19, 1996	1
DR-1107-OR	Oregon	Severe Storm	March 19, 1996	10
FM-2146-TX	Texas	Fire	March 14, 1996	1
FM-2145-TX	Texas	Fire	March 14, 1996	1
FM-2144-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	March 14, 1996	1
FM-2143-TX	Texas	Fire	March 14, 1996	1
FM-2142-TX	Texas	Fire	March 14, 1996	1
DR-1106-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	March 13, 1996	7
FM-2141-TX	Texas	Fire	March 12, 1996	1
FM-2140-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	March 12, 1996	1
FM-2139-TX	Texas	Fire	March 12, 1996	1
FM-2138-TX	Texas	Fire	March 12, 1996	1
FM-2137-TX	Texas	Fire	March 12, 1996	1
FM-2136-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	March 12, 1996	1
FM-2135-TX	Texas	Fire	March 11, 1996	1
FM-2134-TX	Texas	Fire	March 11, 1996	1
FM-2133-TX	Texas	Fire	March 11, 1996	1
FM-2132-TX	Texas	Fire	March 10, 1996	1
FM-2131-TX	Texas	Fire	March 10, 1996	1
FM-2130-TX	Texas	Fire	March 7, 1996	1
FM-2129-TX	Texas	Fire	March 7, 1996	1
FM-2128-TX	Texas	Fire	March 7, 1996	1
FM-2127-TX	Texas	Fire	March 7, 1996	1
FM-2126-TX	Texas	Fire	March 7, 1996	1
FM-2125-TX	Texas	Fire	March 5, 1996	1
FM-2124-TX	Texas	Fire	March 4, 1996	1
FM-2123-TX	Texas	Fire	March 3, 1996	1
FM-2122-TX	Texas	Fire	March 2, 1996	1
EM-3118-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	February 27, 1996	7
FM-2121-TX	Texas	Fire	February 26, 1996	1
FM-2120-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	February 25, 1996	1
FM-2119-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	February 24, 1996	1
EM-3117-TX	Texas	Fire	February 23, 1996	50
FM-2118-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	February 23, 1996	1
DR-1105-MT	Montana	Severe Storm	February 23, 1996	14
DR-1104-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	February 23, 1996	14
DR-1103-NC	North Carolina	Snowstorm	February 23, 1996	34
FM-2117-TX	Texas	Fire	February 22, 1996	1
DR-1101-VT	Vermont	Flood	February 13, 1996	11
DR-1102-ID	Idaho	Severe Storm	February 11, 1996	10
DR-1100-WA	Washington	Flood	February 9, 1996	24
DR-1099-OR	Oregon	Flood	February 9, 1996	27
DR-1098-VA	Virginia	Flood	January 27, 1996	27
DR-1097-OH	Ohio	Flood	January 27, 1996	13
DR-1096-WV	West Virginia	Flood	January 25, 1996	28
DR-1095-NY	New York	Flood	January 24, 1996	41
DR-1092-CT	Connecticut	Snowstorm	January 24, 1996	8
DR-1091-RI	Rhode Island	Snowstorm	January 24, 1996	5
DR-1090-MA	Massachusetts	Snowstorm	January 24, 1996	14
DR-1094-MD	Maryland	Flood	January 23, 1996	6
DR-1093-PA	Pennsylvania	Flood	January 21, 1996	67
DR-1089-KY	Kentucky	Snowstorm	January 13, 1996	120
DR-1088-NJ	New Jersey	Snowstorm	January 13, 1996	21
DR-1087-NC	North Carolina	Snowstorm	January 13, 1996	70
DR-1086-VA	Virginia	Snowstorm	January 13, 1996	136
DR-1085-PA	Pennsylvania	Snowstorm	January 13, 1996	51
DR-1084-WV	West Virginia	Snowstorm	January 13, 1996	55
DR-1083-NY	New York	Snowstorm	January 12, 1996	19
DR-1082-DE	Delaware	Snowstorm	January 12, 1996	3
DR-1081-MD	Maryland	Snowstorm	January 11, 1996	24
DR-1080-DC	District of Columbia	Severe Storm	January 11, 1996	1
DR-1078-MN	Minnesota	Snowstorm	January 5, 1996	4
DR-1075-SD	South Dakota	Snowstorm	January 5, 1996	26
DR-1079-WA	Washington	Severe Storm	January 3, 1996	19
DR-1077-NH	New Hampshire	Flood	January 3, 1996	6

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

By state

State	Major disasters	Emergencies	Fire management
Texas	0	1	54
Oklahoma	0	1	7
Pennsylvania	6	0	0
Oregon	3	0	2
West Virginia	5	0	0
New York	4	0	0
Maine	3	1	0
North Carolina	4	0	0
Nevada	0	0	4
Massachusetts	2	1	0
Maryland	3	0	0
Montana	2	0	1
Virginia	3	0	0
Washington	2	0	1
Illinois	3	0	0
Arizona	0	0	3
Hawaii	1	1	0
Puerto Rico	1	1	0
Rhode Island	1	1	0
New Jersey	2	0	0
New Hampshire	2	0	0
Iowa	2	0	0
Indiana	2	0	0
Vermont	2	0	0
Ohio	2	0	0
Alaska	1	0	1
Kentucky	2	0	0
Minnesota	2	0	0
Alabama	2	0	0
California	0	1	0
Florida	1	0	0
South Carolina	1	0	0
Wisconsin	1	0	0
Michigan	1	0	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	0	0
Nebraska	1	0	0
North Dakota	1	0	0
Colorado	0	0	1
New Mexico	0	0	1
Arkansas	1	0	0
Idaho	1	0	0
Connecticut	1	0	0
Delaware	1	0	0
District of Columbia	1	0	0
South Dakota	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	80
Severe Storm	28
Flood	27
Snowstorm	15
Hurricane	6
Other	2

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

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