FEMADeclarations of 2018

FEMA disaster declarations in 2018

FEMA made 124 disaster declarations in 2018: 59 major disasters, 14 emergencies and 51 fire management assistance declarations. California had the most (17); the most common incident was fire (57).

The 124 declarations of 2018

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-4411-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	December 18, 2018	36
DR-4410-CT	Connecticut	Severe Storm	December 5, 2018	2
DR-4409-AZ	Arizona	Severe Storm	November 30, 2018	1
EM-3410-AK	Alaska	Earthquake	November 30, 2018	3
DR-4408-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	November 27, 2018	11
DR-4407-CA	California	Fire	November 12, 2018	3
FM-5280-CA	California	Fire	November 9, 2018	2
EM-3409-CA	California	Fire	November 9, 2018	3
FM-5279-CA	California	Fire	November 8, 2018	1
FM-5278-CA	California	Fire	November 8, 2018	1
DR-4406-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	November 5, 2018	5
DR-4405-MT	Montana	Flood	October 31, 2018	9
DR-4404-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	October 26, 2018	4
EM-3408-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	October 23, 2018	4
DR-4403-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	October 19, 2018	8
DR-4402-WI	Wisconsin	Flood	October 18, 2018	14
DR-4401-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	October 15, 2018	32
DR-4400-GA	Georgia	Hurricane	October 14, 2018	69
EM-3407-AL	Alabama	Hurricane	October 12, 2018	18
DR-4399-FL	Florida	Hurricane	October 11, 2018	18
EM-3406-GA	Georgia	Hurricane	October 10, 2018	108
EM-3405-FL	Florida	Hurricane	October 9, 2018	35
DR-4398-GU	Guam	Typhoon	October 1, 2018	1
DR-4397-NY	New York	Flood	October 1, 2018	7
DR-4396-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	September 29, 2018	3
DR-4395-HI	Hawaii	Hurricane	September 27, 2018	3
FM-5277-UT	Utah	Fire	September 21, 2018	1
FM-5276-WY	Wyoming	Fire	September 18, 2018	1
DR-4394-SC	South Carolina	Hurricane	September 16, 2018	19
DR-4393-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 14, 2018	52
DR-4392-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	September 12, 2018	4
EM-3404-HI	Hawaii	Hurricane	September 12, 2018	4
EM-3403-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	September 11, 2018	134
EM-3402-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	September 10, 2018	3
EM-3401-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 10, 2018	101
EM-3400-SC	South Carolina	Hurricane	September 10, 2018	47
DR-4391-AK	Alaska	Flood	September 5, 2018	1
DR-4390-MN	Minnesota	Flood	September 5, 2018	31
FM-5275-OR	Oregon	Fire	September 3, 2018	1
DR-4389-AZ	Arizona	Flood	August 31, 2018	1
DR-4388-MT	Montana	Flood	August 30, 2018	7
DR-4387-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	August 27, 2018	11
FM-5274-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 24, 2018	1
EM-3399-HI	Hawaii	Hurricane	August 22, 2018	4
DR-4386-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	August 20, 2018	31
DR-4385-CT	Connecticut	Tornado	August 20, 2018	2
DR-4384-WA	Washington	Flood	August 17, 2018	1
FM-5273-WA	Washington	Fire	August 13, 2018	1
FM-5272-SD	South Dakota	Fire	August 12, 2018	1
FM-5271-WA	Washington	Fire	August 12, 2018	2
FM-5270-WA	Washington	Fire	August 11, 2018	1
FM-5269-WA	Washington	Fire	August 11, 2018	2
DR-4383-WI	Wisconsin	Flood	August 10, 2018	6
FM-5268-CA	California	Fire	August 9, 2018	1
FM-5267-UT	Utah	Fire	August 6, 2018	1
FM-5266-WA	Washington	Fire	August 4, 2018	1
DR-4382-CA	California	Fire	August 4, 2018	2
FM-5265-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 2, 2018	1
DR-4381-MI	Michigan	Flood	August 2, 2018	3
DR-4380-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	July 30, 2018	5
FM-5264-TX	Texas	Fire	July 29, 2018	1
FM-5263-ID	Idaho	Fire	July 29, 2018	1
FM-5262-CA	California	Fire	July 28, 2018	3
FM-5261-WA	Washington	Fire	July 28, 2018	1
EM-3398-CA	California	Fire	July 28, 2018	1
FM-5260-CA	California	Fire	July 25, 2018	1
FM-5259-CA	California	Fire	July 23, 2018	2
FM-5258-TX	Texas	Fire	July 23, 2018	1
FM-5257-WA	Washington	Fire	July 20, 2018	1
FM-5256-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 19, 2018	2
DR-4379-MA	Massachusetts	Snowstorm	July 19, 2018	5
FM-5255-OR	Oregon	Fire	July 18, 2018	2
FM-5254-WA	Washington	Fire	July 17, 2018	1
DR-4378-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	July 12, 2018	7
FM-5253-WA	Washington	Fire	July 10, 2018	1
FM-5252-CA	California	Fire	July 7, 2018	1
FM-5251-CA	California	Fire	July 6, 2018	1
DR-4377-TX	Texas	Flood	July 6, 2018	3
FM-5250-CA	California	Fire	July 5, 2018	1
FM-5249-CO	Colorado	Fire	July 4, 2018	1
FM-5248-UT	Utah	Fire	July 2, 2018	2
DR-4376-MD	Maryland	Flood	July 2, 2018	2
FM-5247-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 30, 2018	1
DR-4375-NE	Nebraska	Snowstorm	June 29, 2018	31
FM-5246-CO	Colorado	Fire	June 28, 2018	2
FM-5245-CA	California	Fire	June 25, 2018	1
DR-4374-MD	Maryland	Severe Storm	June 25, 2018	2
DR-4373-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	June 25, 2018	5
DR-4372-MA	Massachusetts	Severe Storm	June 25, 2018	6
FM-5244-CA	California	Fire	June 24, 2018	1
FM-5243-OR	Oregon	Fire	June 22, 2018	1
FM-5242-NV	Nevada	Fire	June 17, 2018	1
FM-5241-WY	Wyoming	Fire	June 11, 2018	1
FM-5240-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 8, 2018	1
DR-4371-NH	New Hampshire	Snowstorm	June 8, 2018	3
DR-4370-NH	New Hampshire	Coastal Storm	June 8, 2018	1
DR-4369-AK	Alaska	Coastal Storm	June 8, 2018	1
DR-4368-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	June 8, 2018	6
FM-5239-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 1, 2018	1
DR-4367-ME	Maine	Coastal Storm	May 30, 2018	1
FM-5238-AZ	Arizona	Fire	May 11, 2018	1
DR-4366-HI	Hawaii	Volcanic Eruption	May 11, 2018	1
DR-4365-HI	Hawaii	Flood	May 8, 2018	2
DR-4364-NC	North Carolina	Severe Storm	May 8, 2018	2
DR-4363-IN	Indiana	Flood	May 4, 2018	31
FM-5237-TX	Texas	Fire	May 2, 2018	1
FM-5236-AZ	Arizona	Fire	April 29, 2018	1
DR-4362-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	April 26, 2018	4
DR-4361-KY	Kentucky	Flood	April 26, 2018	35
FM-5235-TX	Texas	Fire	April 18, 2018	1
DR-4360-OH	Ohio	Flood	April 17, 2018	22
DR-4359-WV	West Virginia	Mud/Landslide	April 17, 2018	21
FM-5234-TX	Texas	Fire	April 14, 2018	1
FM-5233-TX	Texas	Fire	April 13, 2018	1
FM-5232-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	April 13, 2018	1
FM-5231-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	April 13, 2018	1
DR-4358-KY	Kentucky	Flood	April 12, 2018	22
FM-5230-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	March 16, 2018	1
DR-4357-AS	American Samoa	Hurricane	March 2, 2018	5
EM-3397-AS	American Samoa	Hurricane	February 11, 2018	5
DR-4356-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	January 2, 2018	10
DR-4355-NH	New Hampshire	Severe Storm	January 2, 2018	6
DR-4354-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	January 2, 2018	13
DR-4353-CA	California	Fire	January 2, 2018	4

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

The money for 2018's declarations

$548.2 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved (17 declarations)

109,070households approved for help

$7.2 billionPublic Assistance obligated (102 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2018, 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	3	2	12
Washington	1	0	9
Texas	1	0	6
Oregon	0	0	6
Hawaii	3	2	0
Arizona	2	0	2
Northern Mariana Islands	2	2	0
Oklahoma	1	0	3
Virginia	2	1	0
Alaska	2	1	0
Alabama	2	1	0
Utah	0	0	3
North Carolina	2	1	0
Colorado	0	0	3
New Hampshire	3	0	0
Connecticut	2	0	0
Montana	2	0	0
Wisconsin	2	0	0
Georgia	1	1	0
Florida	1	1	0
Wyoming	0	0	2
South Carolina	1	1	0
Iowa	2	0	0
Nebraska	2	0	0
Vermont	2	0	0
Massachusetts	2	0	0
West Virginia	2	0	0
Maryland	2	0	0
New Mexico	0	0	2
Maine	2	0	0
Kentucky	2	0	0
American Samoa	1	1	0
Pennsylvania	1	0	0
Kansas	1	0	0
Guam	1	0	0
New York	1	0	0
Minnesota	1	0	0
South Dakota	0	0	1
Michigan	1	0	0
Idaho	0	0	1
Nevada	0	0	1
New Jersey	1	0	0
Indiana	1	0	0
Ohio	1	0	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	57
Hurricane	18
Severe Storm	17
Flood	17
Typhoon	5
Snowstorm	3
Coastal Storm	3
Earthquake	1
Tornado	1
Volcanic Eruption	1
Mud/Landslide	1

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

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