FEMADeclarations of 2012

FEMA disaster declarations in 2012

FEMA made 112 disaster declarations in 2012: 47 major disasters, 16 emergencies and 49 fire management assistance declarations. Washington had the most (10); the most common incident was fire (52).

The 112 declarations of 2012

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-4097-MA	Massachusetts	Hurricane	December 19, 2012	6
DR-4096-DC	District of Columbia	Hurricane	December 5, 2012	1
DR-4095-NH	New Hampshire	Hurricane	November 28, 2012	6
DR-4094-AK	Alaska	Severe Storm	November 27, 2012	5
DR-4093-WV	West Virginia	Hurricane	November 27, 2012	18
DR-4092-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	November 26, 2012	29
DR-4091-MD	Maryland	Hurricane	November 20, 2012	24
DR-4090-DE	Delaware	Hurricane	November 16, 2012	3
DR-4089-RI	Rhode Island	Hurricane	November 3, 2012	4
DR-4088-UT	Utah	Flood	November 3, 2012	1
DR-4087-CT	Connecticut	Hurricane	October 30, 2012	8
DR-4086-NJ	New Jersey	Hurricane	October 30, 2012	21
DR-4085-NY	New York	Hurricane	October 30, 2012	14
EM-3360-NH	New Hampshire	Hurricane	October 30, 2012	10
EM-3359-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	October 29, 2012	136
EM-3358-WV	West Virginia	Hurricane	October 29, 2012	55
EM-3357-DE	Delaware	Hurricane	October 29, 2012	3
EM-3356-PA	Pennsylvania	Hurricane	October 29, 2012	68
EM-3355-RI	Rhode Island	Hurricane	October 29, 2012	5
EM-3354-NJ	New Jersey	Hurricane	October 28, 2012	21
EM-3353-CT	Connecticut	Hurricane	October 28, 2012	8
EM-3352-DC	District of Columbia	Hurricane	October 28, 2012	1
EM-3351-NY	New York	Hurricane	October 28, 2012	62
EM-3350-MA	Massachusetts	Hurricane	October 28, 2012	14
EM-3349-MD	Maryland	Hurricane	October 28, 2012	24
FM-5022-CO	Colorado	Fire	October 23, 2012	2
DR-4084-FL	Florida	Hurricane	October 18, 2012	12
DR-4083-WA	Washington	Severe Storm	September 25, 2012	3
FM-5021-CA	California	Fire	September 24, 2012	2
DR-4082-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	September 21, 2012	8
FM-5020-WA	Washington	Fire	September 20, 2012	2
FM-5019-ID	Idaho	Fire	September 18, 2012	1
FM-5018-WA	Washington	Fire	September 13, 2012	1
FM-5017-WA	Washington	Fire	September 12, 2012	1
FM-5016-MT	Montana	Fire	September 11, 2012	1
FM-5015-WA	Washington	Fire	September 10, 2012	1
FM-5014-WY	Wyoming	Fire	September 9, 2012	1
FM-5013-WA	Washington	Fire	September 9, 2012	2
FM-5012-WA	Washington	Fire	September 9, 2012	1
FM-5011-WA	Washington	Fire	September 6, 2012	1
FM-5010-SD	South Dakota	Fire	September 1, 2012	1
FM-5009-NE	Nebraska	Fire	August 30, 2012	3
FM-5008-MT	Montana	Fire	August 29, 2012	1
DR-4081-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	August 29, 2012	49
DR-4080-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	August 29, 2012	55
EM-3348-MS	Mississippi	Hurricane	August 28, 2012	34
EM-3347-LA	Louisiana	Hurricane	August 27, 2012	34
DR-4079-NM	New Mexico	Flood	August 24, 2012	5
DR-4078-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	August 22, 2012	2
DR-4077-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	August 20, 2012	39
FM-5007-CA	California	Fire	August 19, 2012	2
FM-5006-ID	Idaho	Fire	August 15, 2012	1
FM-5005-WA	Washington	Fire	August 14, 2012	1
FM-5004-CA	California	Fire	August 13, 2012	1
FM-5003-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	August 4, 2012	2
FM-5002-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	August 4, 2012	1
FM-5001-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	August 3, 2012	1
FM-5000-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	August 3, 2012	1
FM-2999-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	August 3, 2012	1
FM-2998-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	August 3, 2012	1
DR-4076-WI	Wisconsin	Severe Storm	August 2, 2012	4
DR-4075-MD	Maryland	Severe Storm	August 2, 2012	6
DR-4074-MT	Montana	Fire	August 2, 2012	3
DR-4073-DC	District of Columbia	Severe Storm	July 31, 2012	1
FM-2997-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	July 30, 2012	1
DR-4072-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	July 27, 2012	69
DR-4071-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	July 23, 2012	47
FM-2996-SD	South Dakota	Fire	July 20, 2012	1
DR-4070-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	July 19, 2012	3
DR-4069-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	July 6, 2012	18
DR-4068-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	July 3, 2012	34
FM-2995-WY	Wyoming	Fire	July 3, 2012	1
FM-2994-UT	Utah	Fire	July 2, 2012	1
FM-2993-WY	Wyoming	Fire	July 2, 2012	1
EM-3346-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	June 30, 2012	88
EM-3345-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	June 30, 2012	55
FM-2992-WY	Wyoming	Fire	June 29, 2012	3
FM-2991-UT	Utah	Fire	June 29, 2012	1
DR-4067-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 28, 2012	3
FM-2990-UT	Utah	Fire	June 27, 2012	1
FM-2989-MT	Montana	Fire	June 27, 2012	2
FM-2988-MT	Montana	Fire	June 26, 2012	1
FM-2987-MT	Montana	Fire	June 26, 2012	1
FM-2986-UT	Utah	Fire	June 24, 2012	1
FM-2985-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 24, 2012	1
FM-2984-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 24, 2012	1
DR-4066-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	June 22, 2012	3
FM-2983-UT	Utah	Fire	June 22, 2012	1
FM-2982-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 20, 2012	1
FM-2981-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 18, 2012	1
DR-4065-NH	New Hampshire	Severe Storm	June 15, 2012	1
DR-4064-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Storm	June 14, 2012	5
FM-2980-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 9, 2012	1
FM-2979-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 9, 2012	1
FM-2978-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 26, 2012	2
DR-4063-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	May 24, 2012	14
FM-2977-NV	Nevada	Fire	May 22, 2012	1
FM-2976-TX	Texas	Fire	April 30, 2012	1
DR-4062-HI	Hawaii	Severe Storm	April 18, 2012	2
FM-2975-CO	Colorado	Fire	March 26, 2012	1
DR-4061-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	March 22, 2012	3
DR-4060-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	March 16, 2012	10
DR-4059-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	March 16, 2012	11
DR-4058-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	March 9, 2012	6
DR-4057-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	March 6, 2012	23
DR-4056-WA	Washington	Severe Storm	March 5, 2012	11
DR-4055-OR	Oregon	Flood	March 2, 2012	12
DR-4054-AK	Alaska	Severe Storm	February 2, 2012	1
DR-4053-UT	Utah	Severe Storm	February 1, 2012	1
DR-4052-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	February 1, 2012	3
FM-2974-NV	Nevada	Fire	January 19, 2012	1
DR-4051-MA	Massachusetts	Severe Storm	January 6, 2012	6

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

The money for 2012's declarations

$1.7 billionIndividuals and Households Program approved (16 declarations)

246,721households approved for help

$18.3 billionPublic Assistance obligated (94 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2012, 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
Washington	2	0	8
Oklahoma	2	0	7
Utah	2	0	5
West Virginia	4	2	0
Colorado	1	0	5
Montana	1	0	5
New Mexico	1	0	4
Wyoming	0	0	4
Massachusetts	2	1	0
District of Columbia	2	1	0
New Hampshire	2	1	0
Virginia	2	1	0
Maryland	2	1	0
New Jersey	2	1	0
California	0	0	3
Alaska	2	0	0
Delaware	1	1	0
Rhode Island	1	1	0
Connecticut	1	1	0
New York	1	1	0
Florida	2	0	0
Alabama	2	0	0
Idaho	0	0	2
South Dakota	0	0	2
Mississippi	1	1	0
Louisiana	1	1	0
Ohio	1	1	0
Nevada	0	0	2
Pennsylvania	0	1	0
Nebraska	0	0	1
Wisconsin	1	0	0
Minnesota	1	0	0
Vermont	1	0	0
Kansas	1	0	0
Texas	0	0	1
Hawaii	1	0	0
Tennessee	1	0	0
Indiana	1	0	0
Kentucky	1	0	0
Oregon	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	52
Hurricane	29
Severe Storm	28
Flood	3

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

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