FEMADeclarations of 2009

FEMA disaster declarations in 2009

FEMA made 115 disaster declarations in 2009: 59 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 49 fire management assistance declarations. Texas had the most (16); the most common incident was fire (51).

The 115 declarations of 2009

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-1870-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	December 31, 2009	14
DR-1869-NY	New York	Severe Storm	December 31, 2009	2
DR-1868-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	December 23, 2009	3
DR-1867-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	December 22, 2009	3
DR-1866-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	December 22, 2009	2
DR-1865-AK	Alaska	Severe Storm	December 18, 2009	1
DR-1864-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	December 16, 2009	7
DR-1863-LA	Louisiana	Severe Storm	December 10, 2009	11
DR-1862-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	December 9, 2009	12
DR-1861-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	December 3, 2009	38
EM-3306-PR	Puerto Rico	Fire	October 24, 2009	5
FM-2841-CA	California	Fire	October 4, 2009	1
FM-2840-AZ	Arizona	Fire	October 3, 2009	1
DR-1860-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	September 30, 2009	5
DR-1859-AS	American Samoa	Earthquake	September 29, 2009	5
DR-1858-GA	Georgia	Severe Storm	September 24, 2009	23
FM-2839-CA	California	Fire	September 22, 2009	1
FM-2838-OR	Oregon	Fire	September 22, 2009	1
FM-2837-MT	Montana	Fire	September 4, 2009	1
FM-2836-CA	California	Fire	September 1, 2009	1
DR-1857-NY	New York	Severe Storm	September 1, 2009	6
FM-2835-AZ	Arizona	Fire	August 31, 2009	1
FM-2834-HI	Hawaii	Fire	August 31, 2009	1
FM-2833-CA	California	Fire	August 31, 2009	1
FM-2832-CA	California	Fire	August 31, 2009	1
FM-2831-UT	Utah	Fire	August 30, 2009	1
FM-2830-CA	California	Fire	August 28, 2009	1
FM-2829-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 28, 2009	2
FM-2828-CA	California	Fire	August 28, 2009	1
FM-2827-WA	Washington	Fire	August 22, 2009	2
FM-2826-WA	Washington	Fire	August 22, 2009	1
DR-1856-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	August 21, 2009	6
FM-2825-CA	California	Fire	August 15, 2009	2
DR-1855-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	August 14, 2009	2
FM-2824-CA	California	Fire	August 13, 2009	1
DR-1854-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	August 13, 2009	1
DR-1853-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	July 31, 2009	17
DR-1852-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	July 30, 2009	9
FM-2823-WA	Washington	Fire	July 29, 2009	1
FM-2822-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 17, 2009	1
DR-1851-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	July 13, 2009	3
DR-1850-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	July 2, 2009	8
DR-1849-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	June 25, 2009	28
DR-1848-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	June 24, 2009	33
EM-3305-OK	Oklahoma	Snowstorm	June 23, 2009	4
DR-1847-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	June 19, 2009	53
DR-1846-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	June 19, 2009	9
DR-1845-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	June 16, 2009	38
DR-1844-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	June 16, 2009	16
DR-1843-AK	Alaska	Flood	June 11, 2009	8
DR-1842-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	June 3, 2009	4
DR-1841-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	May 29, 2009	24
DR-1840-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	May 27, 2009	5
FM-2821-AZ	Arizona	Fire	May 18, 2009	1
DR-1839-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	May 15, 2009	5
DR-1838-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	May 15, 2009	11
FM-2820-AK	Alaska	Fire	May 14, 2009	1
FM-2819-FL	Florida	Fire	May 12, 2009	1
DR-1837-MS	Mississippi	Severe Storm	May 12, 2009	11
DR-1836-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	May 8, 2009	6
FM-2818-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 7, 2009	1
FM-2817-CA	California	Fire	May 6, 2009	1
DR-1835-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	April 28, 2009	21
DR-1834-AR	Arkansas	Tornado	April 27, 2009	5
FM-2816-SC	South Carolina	Fire	April 23, 2009	1
DR-1833-GA	Georgia	Severe Storm	April 23, 2009	47
DR-1832-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	April 22, 2009	16
DR-1831-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	April 21, 2009	23
FM-2815-TX	Texas	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2814-TX	Texas	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2813-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2812-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2811-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2810-TX	Texas	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2809-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2808-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2807-TX	Texas	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2806-TX	Texas	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
FM-2805-TX	Texas	Fire	April 10, 2009	1
DR-1830-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	April 9, 2009	30
FM-2804-TX	Texas	Fire	April 7, 2009	1
FM-2803-TX	Texas	Fire	April 5, 2009	1
FM-2802-TX	Texas	Fire	April 4, 2009	1
FM-2801-TX	Texas	Fire	April 3, 2009	1
EM-3304-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	March 26, 2009	7
DR-1829-ND	North Dakota	Severe Storm	March 24, 2009	52
FM-2800-TX	Texas	Fire	March 20, 2009	1
FM-2799-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	March 5, 2009	1
FM-2798-TX	Texas	Fire	March 5, 2009	1
DR-1828-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	March 5, 2009	21
DR-1827-NY	New York	Severe Storm	March 4, 2009	9
FM-2797-TX	Texas	Fire	March 3, 2009	1
DR-1826-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	March 2, 2009	9
DR-1825-WA	Washington	Severe Storm	March 2, 2009	34
DR-1824-OR	Oregon	Severe Storm	March 2, 2009	10
FM-2796-TX	Texas	Fire	February 28, 2009	1
FM-2795-TX	Texas	Fire	February 27, 2009	1
FM-2794-TX	Texas	Fire	February 25, 2009	1
DR-1823-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Storm	February 17, 2009	10
DR-1822-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	February 17, 2009	21
DR-1821-TN	Tennessee	Severe Ice Storm	February 17, 2009	7
DR-1820-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Storm	February 15, 2009	5
DR-1819-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	February 6, 2009	30
DR-1818-KY	Kentucky	Severe Ice Storm	February 5, 2009	103
EM-3303-MO	Missouri	Severe Ice Storm	January 30, 2009	115
DR-1817-WA	Washington	Flood	January 30, 2009	23
EM-3302-KY	Kentucky	Severe Ice Storm	January 28, 2009	100
EM-3301-AR	Arkansas	Severe Ice Storm	January 28, 2009	48
DR-1816-VT	Vermont	Severe Ice Storm	January 14, 2009	2
EM-3300-DC	District of Columbia	Other	January 13, 2009	1
DR-1815-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	January 9, 2009	7
FM-2793-CO	Colorado	Fire	January 7, 2009	1
DR-1814-HI	Hawaii	Flood	January 5, 2009	2
DR-1813-MA	Massachusetts	Severe Ice Storm	January 5, 2009	7
DR-1812-NH	New Hampshire	Severe Ice Storm	January 2, 2009	10

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

The money for 2009's declarations

$199.6 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved (21 declarations)

46,760households approved for help

$1.7 billionPublic Assistance obligated (107 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2009, 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
Texas	0	0	16
California	0	0	10
Oklahoma	3	1	6
Alabama	5	0	0
Arkansas	4	1	0
Washington	2	0	3
Kansas	4	0	0
Tennessee	4	0	0
Kentucky	3	1	0
New York	3	0	0
Alaska	2	0	1
Arizona	0	0	3
Oregon	1	0	2
Missouri	2	1	0
Florida	2	0	1
Nebraska	2	0	0
Georgia	2	0	0
Hawaii	1	0	1
Maine	2	0	0
Illinois	2	0	0
Indiana	2	0	0
Minnesota	1	1	0
New Jersey	1	0	0
Louisiana	1	0	0
Virginia	1	0	0
Puerto Rico	0	1	0
American Samoa	1	0	0
Montana	0	0	1
Utah	0	0	1
Iowa	1	0	0
Nevada	0	0	1
South Dakota	1	0	0
West Virginia	1	0	0
Mississippi	1	0	0
New Mexico	0	0	1
South Carolina	0	0	1
North Dakota	1	0	0
Vermont	1	0	0
District of Columbia	0	1	0
Colorado	0	0	1
Massachusetts	1	0	0
New Hampshire	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	51
Severe Storm	48
Severe Ice Storm	8
Flood	3
Hurricane	1
Earthquake	1
Snowstorm	1
Tornado	1
Other	1

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

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