FEMADeclarations of 2017
FEMA disaster declarations in 2017
FEMA made 137 disaster declarations in 2017: 59 major disasters, 16 emergencies and 62 fire management assistance declarations. California had the most (31); the most common incident was fire (64).
The 137 declarations of 2017
| Declaration | State | Incident | Declared | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4352-NM | New Mexico | Flood | December 20, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4351-AK | Alaska | Severe Storm | December 20, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5229-SD | South Dakota | Fire | December 13, 2017 | 1 |
| EM-3396-CA | California | Fire | December 8, 2017 | 5 |
| FM-5228-CA | California | Fire | December 7, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5227-CA | California | Fire | December 6, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5226-CA | California | Fire | December 5, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5225-CA | California | Fire | December 5, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5224-CA | California | Fire | December 5, 2017 | 2 |
| DR-4350-MS | Mississippi | Hurricane | November 22, 2017 | 6 |
| DR-4349-AL | Alabama | Hurricane | November 16, 2017 | 8 |
| DR-4348-NY | New York | Flood | November 14, 2017 | 8 |
| DR-4347-KS | Kansas | Severe Storm | November 7, 2017 | 2 |
| DR-4346-SC | South Carolina | Hurricane | October 16, 2017 | 47 |
| DR-4345-LA | Louisiana | Hurricane | October 16, 2017 | 20 |
| DR-4344-CA | California | Fire | October 10, 2017 | 9 |
| FM-5223-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5222-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5221-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5220-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5219-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5218-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5217-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5216-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5215-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5214-CA | California | Fire | October 9, 2017 | 2 |
| EM-3395-FL | Florida | Hurricane | October 8, 2017 | 2 |
| EM-3394-AL | Alabama | Hurricane | October 8, 2017 | 40 |
| DR-4343-WI | Wisconsin | Severe Storm | October 7, 2017 | 11 |
| DR-4342-ID | Idaho | Flood | October 7, 2017 | 2 |
| EM-3393-MS | Mississippi | Hurricane | October 7, 2017 | 6 |
| EM-3392-LA | Louisiana | Hurricane | October 6, 2017 | 19 |
| DR-4341-FL | Florida | Hurricane | September 27, 2017 | 6 |
| FM-5213-CA | California | Fire | September 26, 2017 | 2 |
| DR-4340-VI | U.S. Virgin Islands | Hurricane | September 20, 2017 | 3 |
| DR-4339-PR | Puerto Rico | Hurricane | September 20, 2017 | 78 |
| EM-3391-PR | Puerto Rico | Hurricane | September 18, 2017 | 78 |
| EM-3390-VI | U.S. Virgin Islands | Hurricane | September 18, 2017 | 3 |
| DR-4338-GA | Georgia | Hurricane | September 15, 2017 | 159 |
| FM-5212-MT | Montana | Fire | September 12, 2017 | 3 |
| EM-3389-AL | Alabama | Hurricane | September 11, 2017 | 68 |
| FM-5211-MT | Montana | Fire | September 10, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5210-MT | Montana | Fire | September 10, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4337-FL | Florida | Hurricane | September 10, 2017 | 67 |
| DR-4336-PR | Puerto Rico | Hurricane | September 10, 2017 | 32 |
| FM-5209-MT | Montana | Fire | September 9, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5208-MT | Montana | Fire | September 9, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5207-MT | Montana | Fire | September 9, 2017 | 2 |
| EM-3388-FL | Florida | Hurricane | September 8, 2017 | 1 |
| EM-3387-GA | Georgia | Hurricane | September 8, 2017 | 159 |
| DR-4335-VI | U.S. Virgin Islands | Hurricane | September 7, 2017 | 3 |
| EM-3386-SC | South Carolina | Hurricane | September 7, 2017 | 47 |
| FM-5206-UT | Utah | Fire | September 5, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5205-CA | California | Fire | September 5, 2017 | 1 |
| EM-3385-FL | Florida | Hurricane | September 5, 2017 | 67 |
| EM-3384-PR | Puerto Rico | Hurricane | September 5, 2017 | 10 |
| EM-3383-VI | U.S. Virgin Islands | Hurricane | September 5, 2017 | 3 |
| FM-5204-CA | California | Fire | September 4, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5203-OR | Oregon | Fire | September 3, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5202-CA | California | Fire | September 2, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5201-CA | California | Fire | September 2, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5200-WA | Washington | Fire | September 2, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5199-CA | California | Fire | September 1, 2017 | 1 |
| EM-3382-LA | Louisiana | Hurricane | August 28, 2017 | 12 |
| DR-4334-IA | Iowa | Severe Storm | August 27, 2017 | 9 |
| DR-4333-ID | Idaho | Flood | August 27, 2017 | 5 |
| DR-4332-TX | Texas | Hurricane | August 25, 2017 | 53 |
| FM-5198-OR | Oregon | Fire | August 20, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4331-WV | West Virginia | Severe Storm | August 18, 2017 | 12 |
| FM-5197-MT | Montana | Fire | August 17, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5196-OR | Oregon | Fire | August 17, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4330-VT | Vermont | Severe Storm | August 16, 2017 | 7 |
| DR-4329-NH | New Hampshire | Severe Storm | August 9, 2017 | 2 |
| DR-4328-OR | Oregon | Severe Storm | August 8, 2017 | 4 |
| DR-4327-WY | Wyoming | Flood | August 5, 2017 | 3 |
| FM-5195-OR | Oregon | Fire | August 4, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4326-MI | Michigan | Severe Storm | August 2, 2017 | 4 |
| DR-4325-NE | Nebraska | Severe Storm | August 1, 2017 | 19 |
| FM-5194-MT | Montana | Fire | July 27, 2017 | 2 |
| FM-5193-NV | Nevada | Fire | July 25, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4324-OK | Oklahoma | Tornado | July 25, 2017 | 16 |
| FM-5192-CA | California | Fire | July 17, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5191-NV | Nevada | Fire | July 17, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5190-NV | Nevada | Fire | July 14, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4323-ND | North Dakota | Flood | July 12, 2017 | 11 |
| DR-4322-NY | New York | Snowstorm | July 12, 2017 | 28 |
| FM-5189-CA | California | Fire | July 9, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5188-AZ | Arizona | Fire | July 8, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5187-WA | Washington | Fire | June 28, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4321-NE | Nebraska | Severe Storm | June 26, 2017 | 10 |
| FM-5186-AZ | Arizona | Fire | June 25, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4320-TN | Tennessee | Severe Storm | June 23, 2017 | 14 |
| FM-5185-UT | Utah | Fire | June 18, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4319-KS | Kansas | Snowstorm | June 16, 2017 | 27 |
| FM-5184-NM | New Mexico | Fire | June 15, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4318-AR | Arkansas | Severe Storm | June 15, 2017 | 32 |
| FM-5183-AZ | Arizona | Fire | June 11, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4317-MO | Missouri | Flood | June 2, 2017 | 55 |
| DR-4316-NH | New Hampshire | Severe Storm | June 1, 2017 | 2 |
| DR-4315-OK | Oklahoma | Severe Storm | May 26, 2017 | 21 |
| FM-5182-WA | Washington | Fire | May 23, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4314-MS | Mississippi | Severe Storm | May 22, 2017 | 9 |
| DR-4313-ID | Idaho | Flood | May 18, 2017 | 9 |
| FM-5181-GA | Georgia | Fire | May 8, 2017 | 3 |
| DR-4312-CA | California | Severe Storm | May 2, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5180-FL | Florida | Fire | April 22, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5179-FL | Florida | Fire | April 22, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5178-FL | Florida | Fire | April 21, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4311-UT | Utah | Flood | April 21, 2017 | 2 |
| DR-4310-ID | Idaho | Flood | April 21, 2017 | 11 |
| DR-4309-WA | Washington | Flood | April 21, 2017 | 15 |
| DR-4308-CA | California | Flood | April 1, 2017 | 44 |
| DR-4307-NV | Nevada | Severe Storm | March 27, 2017 | 7 |
| DR-4306-WY | Wyoming | Severe Storm | March 21, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4305-CA | California | Flood | March 16, 2017 | 22 |
| FM-5177-OK | Oklahoma | Fire | March 7, 2017 | 5 |
| FM-5176-KS | Kansas | Fire | March 6, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5175-KS | Kansas | Fire | March 6, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5174-KS | Kansas | Fire | March 6, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5173-KS | Kansas | Fire | March 6, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5172-KS | Kansas | Fire | March 6, 2017 | 3 |
| FM-5171-KS | Kansas | Fire | March 6, 2017 | 1 |
| FM-5170-KS | Kansas | Fire | March 5, 2017 | 3 |
| DR-4304-KS | Kansas | Severe Ice Storm | February 24, 2017 | 20 |
| FM-5169-OK | Oklahoma | Fire | February 23, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4303-NV | Nevada | Severe Storm | February 17, 2017 | 8 |
| DR-4302-CA | California | Severe Storm | February 14, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4301-CA | California | Severe Storm | February 14, 2017 | 34 |
| EM-3381-CA | California | Dam/Levee Break | February 14, 2017 | 3 |
| FM-5168-OK | Oklahoma | Fire | February 12, 2017 | 1 |
| DR-4300-LA | Louisiana | Tornado | February 11, 2017 | 2 |
| DR-4299-OK | Oklahoma | Severe Storm | February 10, 2017 | 11 |
| DR-4298-SD | South Dakota | Severe Storm | February 1, 2017 | 27 |
| DR-4297-GA | Georgia | Tornado | January 26, 2017 | 23 |
| DR-4296-OR | Oregon | Severe Storm | January 25, 2017 | 2 |
| DR-4295-MS | Mississippi | Tornado | January 25, 2017 | 4 |
| DR-4294-GA | Georgia | Severe Storm | January 25, 2017 | 7 |
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
The money for 2017's declarations
$4.2 billionIndividuals and Households Program approved (17 declarations)
1,666,147households approved for help
$65.9 billionPublic Assistance obligated (113 declarations)
FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2017, 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 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Florida | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Oregon | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Idaho | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
By incident type
| Incident type | Declarations |
|---|---|
| Fire | 64 |
| Severe Storm | 26 |
| Hurricane | 26 |
| Flood | 13 |
| Tornado | 4 |
| Snowstorm | 2 |
| Severe Ice Storm | 1 |
| Dam/Levee Break | 1 |
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.