FEMADeclarations of 2005

FEMA disaster declarations in 2005

FEMA made 155 disaster declarations in 2005: 48 major disasters, 68 emergencies and 39 fire management assistance declarations. California had the most (10); the most common incident was hurricane (57).

The 155 declarations of 2005

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
FM-2595-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	December 29, 2005	1
FM-2594-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	December 28, 2005	1
FM-2593-TX	Texas	Fire	December 28, 2005	1
FM-2592-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	December 28, 2005	1
FM-2591-TX	Texas	Fire	December 28, 2005	1
DR-1620-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	December 20, 2005	26
DR-1619-CT	Connecticut	Severe Storm	December 16, 2005	5
DR-1618-AK	Alaska	Severe Storm	December 9, 2005	4
FM-2590-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	December 2, 2005	1
DR-1617-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	December 1, 2005	2
FM-2589-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	November 30, 2005	1
FM-2588-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	November 30, 2005	1
FM-2587-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	November 29, 2005	1
DR-1616-ND	North Dakota	Snowstorm	November 21, 2005	21
FM-2586-CA	California	Fire	November 18, 2005	1
DR-1615-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	November 15, 2005	5
DR-1614-MA	Massachusetts	Severe Storm	November 10, 2005	11
DR-1613-PR	Puerto Rico	Severe Storm	November 10, 2005	17
DR-1612-IN	Indiana	Tornado	November 8, 2005	2
DR-1611-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	November 8, 2005	3
DR-1610-NH	New Hampshire	Severe Storm	October 26, 2005	6
DR-1609-FL	Florida	Hurricane	October 24, 2005	20
EM-3264-MA	Massachusetts	Severe Storm	October 19, 2005	1
DR-1608-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	October 7, 2005	10
FM-2585-CA	California	Fire	October 6, 2005	1
FM-2584-CA	California	Fire	October 6, 2005	1
EM-3263-DE	Delaware	Hurricane	September 30, 2005	3
EM-3262-NY	New York	Hurricane	September 30, 2005	62
FM-2583-CA	California	Fire	September 28, 2005	2
DR-1607-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	September 24, 2005	64
DR-1606-TX	Texas	Hurricane	September 24, 2005	254
EM-3261-TX	Texas	Hurricane	September 21, 2005	255
EM-3260-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	September 21, 2005	64
EM-3259-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 20, 2005	4
EM-3258-NH	New Hampshire	Hurricane	September 19, 2005	10
EM-3257-NJ	New Jersey	Hurricane	September 19, 2005	21
EM-3256-ME	Maine	Hurricane	September 19, 2005	15
EM-3255-RI	Rhode Island	Hurricane	September 19, 2005	5
EM-3254-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 14, 2005	37
EM-3253-MT	Montana	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	56
EM-3252-MA	Massachusetts	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	14
EM-3251-MD	Maryland	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	24
EM-3250-OH	Ohio	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	88
EM-3249-WI	Wisconsin	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	73
EM-3248-CA	California	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	58
EM-3247-ND	North Dakota	Coastal Storm	September 13, 2005	53
EM-3246-CT	Connecticut	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	8
EM-3245-NE	Nebraska	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	93
EM-3244-ID	Idaho	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	44
EM-3243-NV	Nevada	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	17
EM-3242-MN	Minnesota	Hurricane	September 13, 2005	87
EM-3241-AZ	Arizona	Hurricane	September 12, 2005	15
EM-3240-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	September 12, 2005	134
EM-3239-IA	Iowa	Hurricane	September 10, 2005	99
EM-3238-IN	Indiana	Hurricane	September 10, 2005	92
EM-3237-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	September 10, 2005	67
EM-3236-KS	Kansas	Hurricane	September 10, 2005	105
EM-3235-PA	Pennsylvania	Hurricane	September 10, 2005	67
EM-3234-SD	South Dakota	Coastal Storm	September 10, 2005	66
EM-3233-SC	South Carolina	Hurricane	September 10, 2005	46
EM-3232-MO	Missouri	Hurricane	September 10, 2005	115
EM-3231-KY	Kentucky	Hurricane	September 10, 2005	120
EM-3230-IL	Illinois	Hurricane	September 7, 2005	102
EM-3229-NM	New Mexico	Hurricane	September 7, 2005	33
EM-3228-OR	Oregon	Coastal Storm	September 7, 2005	36
EM-3227-WA	Washington	Coastal Storm	September 7, 2005	39
EM-3226-DC	District of Columbia	Hurricane	September 7, 2005	1
EM-3225-MI	Michigan	Hurricane	September 7, 2005	83
EM-3224-CO	Colorado	Coastal Storm	September 5, 2005	64
EM-3223-UT	Utah	Coastal Storm	September 5, 2005	29
EM-3222-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 5, 2005	100
EM-3221-WV	West Virginia	Hurricane	September 5, 2005	55
EM-3220-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 5, 2005	67
EM-3219-OK	Oklahoma	Hurricane	September 5, 2005	77
EM-3218-GA	Georgia	Hurricane	September 5, 2005	159
EM-3217-TN	Tennessee	Hurricane	September 5, 2005	95
FM-2582-CA	California	Fire	September 5, 2005	1
EM-3216-TX	Texas	Hurricane	September 2, 2005	254
EM-3215-AR	Arkansas	Hurricane	September 2, 2005	75
FM-2581-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 29, 2005	1
DR-1605-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	August 29, 2005	22
DR-1604-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	August 29, 2005	82
DR-1603-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	August 29, 2005	64
EM-3214-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	August 28, 2005	6
EM-3213-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	August 28, 2005	11
DR-1602-FL	Florida	Hurricane	August 28, 2005	11
EM-3212-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	August 27, 2005	63
FM-2580-CA	California	Fire	August 26, 2005	2
FM-2579-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 25, 2005	1
DR-1601-LA	Louisiana	Severe Storm	August 23, 2005	5
DR-1600-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	August 23, 2005	3
FM-2578-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 22, 2005	1
DR-1599-WY	Wyoming	Tornado	August 22, 2005	1
FM-2577-HI	Hawaii	Fire	August 19, 2005	1
FM-2576-HI	Hawaii	Fire	August 15, 2005	1
FM-2575-WA	Washington	Fire	August 7, 2005	2
FM-2574-HI	Hawaii	Fire	August 4, 2005	1
FM-2573-HI	Hawaii	Fire	August 2, 2005	1
FM-2572-WA	Washington	Fire	August 1, 2005	1
DR-1598-UT	Utah	Flood	August 1, 2005	9
FM-2571-CA	California	Fire	July 25, 2005	1
FM-2570-AZ	Arizona	Fire	July 22, 2005	2
DR-1597-ND	North Dakota	Severe Storm	July 22, 2005	29
DR-1596-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	July 22, 2005	7
FM-2569-SD	South Dakota	Fire	July 16, 2005	1
FM-2568-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 16, 2005	2
FM-2567-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 16, 2005	1
FM-2566-CO	Colorado	Fire	July 10, 2005	2
FM-2565-SD	South Dakota	Fire	July 10, 2005	1
DR-1595-FL	Florida	Hurricane	July 10, 2005	20
DR-1594-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	July 10, 2005	42
DR-1593-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	July 10, 2005	46
DR-1592-ID	Idaho	Flood	July 6, 2005	2
DR-1591-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	June 29, 2005	13
FM-2564-UT	Utah	Fire	June 27, 2005	1
FM-2563-NV	Nevada	Fire	June 24, 2005	1
FM-2562-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 23, 2005	1
DR-1590-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	June 23, 2005	11
FM-2561-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 22, 2005	2
FM-2560-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 12, 2005	1
FM-2559-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 8, 2005	1
FM-2558-AZ	Arizona	Fire	May 26, 2005	1
EM-3211-NH	New Hampshire	Snowstorm	April 28, 2005	5
EM-3210-ME	Maine	Snowstorm	April 21, 2005	3
FM-2557-SD	South Dakota	Fire	April 19, 2005	1
DR-1589-NY	New York	Severe Storm	April 19, 2005	21
DR-1588-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	April 19, 2005	9
DR-1587-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	April 14, 2005	11
DR-1586-AZ	Arizona	Severe Storm	April 14, 2005	12
DR-1585-CA	California	Severe Storm	April 14, 2005	7
EM-3209-ME	Maine	Snowstorm	April 1, 2005	9
EM-3208-NH	New Hampshire	Snowstorm	March 30, 2005	5
EM-3207-NH	New Hampshire	Snowstorm	March 30, 2005	9
EM-3206-ME	Maine	Snowstorm	March 14, 2005	13
EM-3205-ME	Maine	Snowstorm	March 14, 2005	2
DR-1584-AK	Alaska	Severe Storm	March 14, 2005	1
DR-1583-NV	Nevada	Severe Storm	March 7, 2005	2
EM-3204-NV	Nevada	Snowstorm	February 23, 2005	16
DR-1582-AS	American Samoa	Typhoon	February 18, 2005	5
EM-3203-RI	Rhode Island	Snowstorm	February 17, 2005	5
EM-3202-NV	Nevada	Snowstorm	February 17, 2005	15
EM-3201-MA	Massachusetts	Snowstorm	February 17, 2005	14
EM-3200-CT	Connecticut	Snowstorm	February 17, 2005	8
DR-1581-AZ	Arizona	Severe Storm	February 17, 2005	8
DR-1580-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	February 15, 2005	62
DR-1579-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	February 8, 2005	38
DR-1578-KY	Kentucky	Snowstorm	February 8, 2005	30
DR-1577-CA	California	Severe Storm	February 4, 2005	8
EM-3199-IL	Illinois	Snowstorm	February 1, 2005	16
DR-1576-UT	Utah	Severe Storm	February 1, 2005	2
DR-1575-HI	Hawaii	Severe Storm	February 1, 2005	1
DR-1574-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	February 1, 2005	6
DR-1573-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	January 21, 2005	87
EM-3198-OH	Ohio	Snowstorm	January 11, 2005	26
EM-3197-IN	Indiana	Snowstorm	January 11, 2005	50

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

The money for 2005's declarations

$8.2 billionIndividuals and Households Program approved (20 declarations)

1,783,468households approved for help

$21.5 billionPublic Assistance obligated (144 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2005, as FEMA reports them today; money for a declaration keeps coming for years after it.

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

By state

State	Major disasters	Emergencies	Fire management
California	2	1	7
Nevada	1	3	5
Arizona	2	1	6
Oklahoma	0	1	7
South Dakota	2	1	3
Maine	1	5	0
Texas	1	2	2
New Hampshire	1	4	0
Florida	3	2	0
Louisiana	3	2	0
Hawaii	1	0	4
Kansas	3	1	0
Massachusetts	1	3	0
Indiana	2	2	0
Alabama	2	2	0
Utah	2	1	1
Connecticut	1	2	0
Kentucky	2	1	0
North Dakota	2	1	0
North Carolina	1	2	0
Ohio	1	2	0
Washington	0	1	2
Mississippi	2	1	0
Alaska	2	0	0
New York	1	1	0
New Jersey	1	1	0
Rhode Island	0	2	0
Nebraska	1	1	0
Idaho	1	1	0
Pennsylvania	1	1	0
Illinois	0	2	0
Oregon	0	1	1
Colorado	0	1	1
West Virginia	1	1	0
Puerto Rico	1	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	1	0	0
Delaware	0	1	0
Montana	0	1	0
Maryland	0	1	0
Wisconsin	0	1	0
Minnesota	0	1	0
Virginia	0	1	0
Iowa	0	1	0
South Carolina	0	1	0
Missouri	0	1	0
New Mexico	0	1	0
District of Columbia	0	1	0
Michigan	0	1	0
Georgia	0	1	0
Tennessee	0	1	0
Arkansas	0	1	0
Wyoming	1	0	0
American Samoa	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Hurricane	57
Fire	39
Severe Storm	30
Snowstorm	17
Coastal Storm	6
Tornado	2
Typhoon	2
Flood	2

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

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