FEMADeclarations of 2015

FEMA disaster declarations in 2015

FEMA made 79 disaster declarations in 2015: 43 major disasters, 2 emergencies and 34 fire management assistance declarations. Washington had the most (15); the most common incident was fire (37).

The 79 declarations of 2015

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-4247-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Ice Storm	December 29, 2015	21
DR-4246-ID	Idaho	Severe Storm	December 23, 2015	5
DR-4245-TX	Texas	Severe Storm	November 25, 2015	22
FM-5117-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	November 11, 2015	2
DR-4244-AK	Alaska	Coastal Storm	October 30, 2015	1
DR-4243-WA	Washington	Fire	October 20, 2015	9
DR-4242-WA	Washington	Severe Storm	October 15, 2015	6
FM-5116-TX	Texas	Fire	October 14, 2015	1
FM-5115-WY	Wyoming	Fire	October 11, 2015	1
DR-4241-SC	South Carolina	Flood	October 5, 2015	36
EM-3373-SC	South Carolina	Severe Storm	October 3, 2015	47
DR-4240-CA	California	Fire	September 22, 2015	2
FM-5114-OR	Oregon	Fire	September 14, 2015	1
FM-5113-WA	Washington	Fire	September 14, 2015	1
FM-5112-CA	California	Fire	September 13, 2015	3
FM-5111-CA	California	Fire	September 10, 2015	2
FM-5110-ID	Idaho	Fire	August 29, 2015	1
FM-5109-WA	Washington	Fire	August 24, 2015	2
FM-5108-WA	Washington	Fire	August 21, 2015	2
FM-5107-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 21, 2015	1
EM-3372-WA	Washington	Fire	August 21, 2015	15
FM-5106-WA	Washington	Fire	August 19, 2015	1
FM-5105-ID	Idaho	Fire	August 15, 2015	1
FM-5104-WA	Washington	Fire	August 15, 2015	2
FM-5103-WA	Washington	Fire	August 15, 2015	1
FM-5102-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 15, 2015	1
FM-5101-WA	Washington	Fire	August 15, 2015	1
FM-5100-WA	Washington	Fire	August 14, 2015	3
FM-5099-ID	Idaho	Fire	August 14, 2015	2
FM-5098-WA	Washington	Fire	August 14, 2015	1
FM-5097-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 13, 2015	1
DR-4239-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	August 12, 2015	34
FM-5096-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 9, 2015	1
FM-5095-AZ	Arizona	Fire	August 9, 2015	1
DR-4238-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	August 7, 2015	76
DR-4237-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	August 7, 2015	1
DR-4236-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	August 7, 2015	9
FM-5094-WA	Washington	Fire	August 5, 2015	1
DR-4235-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	August 5, 2015	3
FM-5093-CA	California	Fire	August 2, 2015	1
FM-5092-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 31, 2015	1
DR-4234-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	July 31, 2015	19
DR-4233-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	July 30, 2015	14
DR-4232-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	July 29, 2015	2
FM-5091-CA	California	Fire	July 23, 2015	3
DR-4231-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	July 22, 2015	4
FM-5090-WA	Washington	Fire	July 21, 2015	1
DR-4230-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	July 20, 2015	44
FM-5089-CA	California	Fire	July 17, 2015	1
DR-4229-CO	Colorado	Flood	July 16, 2015	15
DR-4228-LA	Louisiana	Flood	July 13, 2015	7
DR-4227-WY	Wyoming	Flood	July 7, 2015	4
FM-5088-ID	Idaho	Fire	July 6, 2015	2
FM-5087-WA	Washington	Fire	June 29, 2015	1
DR-4226-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	June 26, 2015	29
DR-4225-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	June 25, 2015	28
FM-5086-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 17, 2015	1
FM-5085-AK	Alaska	Fire	June 16, 2015	1
FM-5084-AK	Alaska	Fire	June 15, 2015	1
DR-4224-GU	Guam	Typhoon	June 5, 2015	1
DR-4223-TX	Texas	Severe Storm	May 29, 2015	113
DR-4222-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Storm	May 26, 2015	63
DR-4221-WV	West Virginia	Flood	May 21, 2015	8
DR-4220-WV	West Virginia	Flood	May 18, 2015	12
DR-4219-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	May 14, 2015	6
DR-4218-KY	Kentucky	Flood	May 12, 2015	59
DR-4217-KY	Kentucky	Flood	May 1, 2015	29
DR-4216-KY	Kentucky	Snowstorm	April 30, 2015	41
DR-4215-GA	Georgia	Severe Ice Storm	April 20, 2015	16
DR-4214-MA	Massachusetts	Severe Storm	April 13, 2015	10
DR-4213-CT	Connecticut	Severe Storm	April 8, 2015	4
DR-4212-RI	Rhode Island	Severe Storm	April 3, 2015	5
DR-4211-TN	Tennessee	Severe Ice Storm	April 2, 2015	45
DR-4210-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	March 31, 2015	32
DR-4209-NH	New Hampshire	Severe Storm	March 25, 2015	3
DR-4208-ME	Maine	Snowstorm	March 12, 2015	4
DR-4207-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	February 3, 2015	10
DR-4206-CA	California	Flood	January 27, 2015	1
DR-4205-MS	Mississippi	Tornado	January 7, 2015	1

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

The money for 2015's declarations

$234.8 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved (11 declarations)

58,154households approved for help

$1.3 billionPublic Assistance obligated (75 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2015, 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	1	12
California	2	0	5
Oregon	0	0	6
Idaho	1	0	4
West Virginia	5	0	0
Kentucky	4	0	0
Oklahoma	2	0	1
Texas	2	0	1
Alaska	1	0	2
Wyoming	1	0	1
South Carolina	1	1	0
Arizona	0	0	2
South Dakota	2	0	0
Vermont	2	0	0
Missouri	1	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	1	0	0
Iowa	1	0	0
New Jersey	1	0	0
Kansas	1	0	0
Colorado	1	0	0
Louisiana	1	0	0
Arkansas	1	0	0
Nebraska	1	0	0
Guam	1	0	0
Georgia	1	0	0
Massachusetts	1	0	0
Connecticut	1	0	0
Rhode Island	1	0	0
Tennessee	1	0	0
New Hampshire	1	0	0
Maine	1	0	0
Mississippi	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	37
Severe Storm	24
Flood	9
Severe Ice Storm	3
Typhoon	2
Snowstorm	2
Coastal Storm	1
Tornado	1

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

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