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FEMADeclarations of 2016

FEMA disaster declarations in 2016

FEMA made 103 disaster declarations in 2016: 46 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 50 fire management assistance declarations. California had the most (13); the most common incident was fire (51).

The 103 declarations of 2016

DeclarationStateIncidentDeclaredAreas
DR-4293-TNTennesseeFireDecember 15, 20161
DR-4292-PAPennsylvaniaFloodDecember 2, 20164
FM-5167-TNTennesseeFireNovember 28, 20161
FM-5166-KYKentuckyFireNovember 20, 20164
FM-5165-TNTennesseeFireNovember 19, 20161
FM-5164-NCNorth CarolinaFireNovember 19, 20161
FM-5163-GAGeorgiaFireNovember 13, 20161
FM-5162-SCSouth CarolinaFireNovember 12, 20162
FM-5161-NCNorth CarolinaFireNovember 11, 20163
FM-5160-TNTennesseeFireNovember 11, 20163
FM-5159-TNTennesseeFireNovember 9, 20161
FM-5158-KYKentuckyFireNovember 8, 20161
DR-4291-VAVirginiaHurricaneNovember 2, 201610
DR-4290-MNMinnesotaFloodNovember 2, 201610
DR-4289-IAIowaFloodOctober 31, 201619
DR-4288-WIWisconsinFloodOctober 20, 201610
DR-4287-KSKansasSevere StormOctober 20, 201613
FM-5157-COColoradoFireOctober 17, 20162
FM-5156-NVNevadaFireOctober 14, 20161
DR-4286-SCSouth CarolinaHurricaneOctober 11, 201626
DR-4285-NCNorth CarolinaHurricaneOctober 10, 201650
DR-4284-GAGeorgiaHurricaneOctober 8, 201620
DR-4283-FLFloridaHurricaneOctober 8, 201618
EM-3380-NCNorth CarolinaHurricaneOctober 7, 201666
DR-4282-HIHawaiiMud/LandslideOctober 6, 20161
EM-3379-GAGeorgiaHurricaneOctober 6, 201630
EM-3378-SCSouth CarolinaHurricaneOctober 6, 201647
EM-3377-FLFloridaHurricaneOctober 6, 201628
FM-5155-COColoradoFireOctober 4, 20161
FM-5154-NVNevadaFireOctober 2, 20161
DR-4281-IAIowaFloodSeptember 29, 20168
DR-4280-FLFloridaHurricaneSeptember 28, 201626
DR-4279-MDMarylandFloodSeptember 16, 20161
FM-5153-OROregonFireAugust 31, 20161
FM-5152-WAWashingtonFireAugust 28, 20161
DR-4278-KYKentuckySevere StormAugust 26, 201620
FM-5151-IDIdahoFireAugust 25, 20161
FM-5150-CACaliforniaFireAugust 22, 20162
FM-5149-WAWashingtonFireAugust 22, 20161
FM-5148-WAWashingtonFireAugust 22, 20161
FM-5147-CACaliforniaFireAugust 16, 20161
FM-5146-CACaliforniaFireAugust 14, 20161
FM-5145-CACaliforniaFireAugust 14, 20161
DR-4277-LALouisianaFloodAugust 14, 201626
DR-4276-WIWisconsinSevere StormAugust 9, 20169
FM-5144-CACaliforniaFireAugust 8, 20161
DR-4275-MTMontanaTornadoAugust 3, 20161
FM-5143-MTMontanaFireAugust 1, 20161
FM-5142-WAWashingtonFireAugust 1, 20161
FM-5141-NVNevadaFireJuly 31, 20161
FM-5140-CACaliforniaFireJuly 31, 20161
FM-5139-WYWyomingFireJuly 29, 20161
FM-5138-NVNevadaFireJuly 29, 20161
FM-5137-CACaliforniaFireJuly 28, 20161
FM-5136-WYWyomingFireJuly 25, 20161
FM-5135-CACaliforniaFireJuly 23, 20161
DR-4274-OKOklahomaFloodJuly 15, 20168
FM-5134-NMNew MexicoFireJuly 14, 20161
FM-5133-COColoradoFireJuly 10, 20161
FM-5132-CACaliforniaFireJuly 9, 20161
DR-4273-WVWest VirginiaFloodJune 25, 201618
FM-5131-CACaliforniaFireJune 24, 20161
FM-5130-UTUtahFireJune 21, 20161
FM-5129-CACaliforniaFireJune 21, 20161
FM-5128-CACaliforniaFireJune 19, 20161
FM-5127-NMNew MexicoFireJune 16, 20162
DR-4272-TXTexasFloodJune 11, 201646
FM-5126-OROregonFireJune 8, 20161
FM-5125-AZArizonaFireJune 8, 20161
FM-5124-CACaliforniaFireJune 5, 20161
DR-4271-MTMontanaSevere StormMay 24, 20165
DR-4270-ARArkansasSevere StormMay 6, 201612
DR-4269-TXTexasFloodApril 25, 201627
FM-5123-NHNew HampshireFireApril 21, 20161
FM-5122-OKOklahomaFireApril 5, 20161
FM-5121-KSKansasFireApril 5, 20161
DR-4268-MSMississippiFloodMarch 25, 201629
FM-5120-KSKansasFireMarch 23, 20162
DR-4267-PAPennsylvaniaSnowstormMarch 23, 201623
DR-4266-TXTexasFloodMarch 19, 201621
DR-4265-DEDelawareSnowstormMarch 16, 20161
DR-4264-NJNew JerseySevere StormMarch 14, 201617
DR-4263-LALouisianaFloodMarch 13, 201637
DR-4262-VAVirginiaSnowstormMarch 7, 201630
DR-4261-MDMarylandSnowstormMarch 4, 201619
DR-4260-DCDistrict of ColumbiaSnowstormMarch 4, 20161
DR-4259-GAGeorgiaSevere StormFebruary 26, 201634
FM-5119-OKOklahomaFireFebruary 18, 20161
DR-4258-OROregonSevere StormFebruary 17, 201614
DR-4257-AKAlaskaSevere StormFebruary 17, 20161
DR-4256-OKOklahomaSevere StormFebruary 10, 201642
DR-4255-TXTexasSevere StormFebruary 9, 201651
DR-4254-ARArkansasSevere StormFebruary 5, 201638
EM-3376-LALouisianaFloodFebruary 5, 20167
DR-4253-WAWashingtonFloodFebruary 2, 201610
DR-4252-IDIdahoSevere StormFebruary 1, 20163
FM-5118-OKOklahomaFireJanuary 29, 20161
DR-4251-ALAlabamaSevere StormJanuary 21, 201639
DR-4250-MOMissouriFloodJanuary 21, 201652
EM-3375-MIMichiganToxic SubstancesJanuary 16, 20161
DR-4249-WAWashingtonSevere StormJanuary 15, 201616
DR-4248-MSMississippiSevere StormJanuary 4, 201612
EM-3374-MOMissouriFloodJanuary 2, 201674

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

The money for 2016's declarations

$1.3 billionIndividuals and Households Program approved (18 declarations)

181,342households approved for help

$3.6 billionPublic Assistance obligated (93 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2016, 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

StateMajor disastersEmergenciesFire management
California0013
Washington204
Tennessee104
Oklahoma203
North Carolina112
Georgia211
Nevada004
Texas400
Kentucky102
South Carolina111
Kansas102
Colorado003
Florida210
Oregon102
Louisiana210
Montana201
Pennsylvania200
Virginia200
Iowa200
Wisconsin200
Maryland200
Idaho101
Wyoming002
New Mexico002
Arkansas200
Mississippi200
Missouri110
Minnesota100
Hawaii100
West Virginia100
Utah001
Arizona001
New Hampshire001
Delaware100
New Jersey100
District of Columbia100
Alaska100
Alabama100
Michigan010

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

By incident type

Incident typeDeclarations
Fire51
Flood18
Severe Storm16
Hurricane10
Snowstorm5
Mud/Landslide1
Tornado1
Toxic Substances1

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

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