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FEMADeclarations of 2021

FEMA disaster declarations in 2021

FEMA made 120 disaster declarations in 2021: 58 major disasters, 22 emergencies and 40 fire management assistance declarations. Washington had the most (11); the most common incident was fire (48).

The 120 declarations of 2021

DeclarationStateIncidentDeclaredAreas
DR-4634-COColoradoFireDecember 31, 20211
FM-5423-COColoradoFireDecember 30, 20211
DR-4633-ARArkansasTornadoDecember 23, 20215
DR-4632-ALAlabamaSevere StormDecember 21, 20212
DR-4631-WAWashingtonFireDecember 21, 20211
FM-5422-TXTexasFireDecember 15, 20211
FM-5421-OKOklahomaFireDecember 15, 20211
EM-3577-ILIllinoisTornadoDecember 13, 202114
EM-3576-TNTennesseeTornadoDecember 13, 20219
DR-4630-KYKentuckyTornadoDecember 12, 202123
EM-3575-KYKentuckyTornadoDecember 11, 202116
FM-5420-TXTexasFireDecember 10, 20211
DR-4629-CTConnecticutHurricaneOctober 30, 20217
DR-4628-VAVirginiaFloodOctober 26, 20211
DR-4627-DEDelawareHurricaneOctober 24, 20211
DR-4626-MSMississippiHurricaneOctober 22, 202182
FM-5419-CACaliforniaFireOctober 13, 20211
DR-4625-NYNew YorkHurricaneOctober 8, 20219
FM-5418-SDSouth DakotaFireOctober 4, 20211
DR-4624-NHNew HampshireFloodOctober 4, 20212
DR-4623-MTMontanaFireSeptember 30, 20212
DR-4622-NHNew HampshireSevere StormSeptember 30, 20211
DR-4621-VTVermontFloodSeptember 29, 20212
FM-5417-CACaliforniaFireSeptember 23, 20211
DR-4620-AZArizonaFloodSeptember 13, 20213
EM-3574-LALouisianaCoastal StormSeptember 13, 202164
DR-4619-CACaliforniaFireSeptember 12, 20212
DR-4618-PAPennsylvaniaHurricaneSeptember 10, 202113
DR-4617-NCNorth CarolinaHurricaneSeptember 8, 202111
DR-4616-NENebraskaSevere StormSeptember 6, 202114
DR-4615-NYNew YorkHurricaneSeptember 5, 202114
DR-4614-NJNew JerseyHurricaneSeptember 5, 202121
EM-3573-NJNew JerseyHurricaneSeptember 2, 202121
EM-3572-NYNew YorkHurricaneSeptember 2, 202114
DR-4613-NDNorth DakotaSevere StormSeptember 1, 20219
DR-4612-MOMissouriSevere StormSeptember 1, 202121
EM-3571-CACaliforniaFireSeptember 1, 20214
DR-4611-LALouisianaHurricaneAugust 29, 202164
EM-3569-MSMississippiHurricaneAugust 28, 202183
EM-3568-LALouisianaHurricaneAugust 27, 202164
FM-5416-CACaliforniaFireAugust 25, 20211
DR-4610-CACaliforniaFireAugust 24, 20216
DR-4609-TNTennesseeFloodAugust 23, 20214
EM-3567-VTVermontHurricaneAugust 22, 202114
EM-3566-MAMassachusettsHurricaneAugust 22, 20211
EM-3565-NYNew YorkHurricaneAugust 22, 202126
EM-3564-CTConnecticutHurricaneAugust 22, 202110
EM-3563-RIRhode IslandHurricaneAugust 21, 20216
FM-5415-WAWashingtonFireAugust 19, 20211
FM-5414-WAWashingtonFireAugust 18, 20211
FM-5413-CACaliforniaFireAugust 17, 20211
FM-5412-CACaliforniaFireAugust 17, 20211
FM-5411-WAWashingtonFireAugust 16, 20211
FM-5410-WAWashingtonFireAugust 16, 20211
FM-5409-OROregonFireAugust 16, 20211
EM-3562-FLFloridaHurricaneAugust 16, 202123
FM-5408-UTUtahFireAugust 14, 20212
FM-5407-IDIdahoFireAugust 13, 20212
DR-4608-MTMontanaOtherAugust 13, 20215
FM-5406-MTMontanaFireAugust 10, 20211
FM-5405-CACaliforniaFireAugust 5, 20211
FM-5404-HIHawaiiFireAugust 1, 20211
FM-5403-MTMontanaFireJuly 28, 20212
FM-5402-NVNevadaFireJuly 22, 20211
FM-5401-WAWashingtonFireJuly 20, 20211
FM-5400-CACaliforniaFireJuly 20, 20212
FM-5399-MTMontanaFireJuly 17, 20211
DR-4607-MIMichiganSevere StormJuly 15, 20215
FM-5398-WAWashingtonFireJuly 14, 20211
FM-5397-WAWashingtonFireJuly 13, 20211
FM-5396-OROregonFireJuly 10, 20212
FM-5395-WAWashingtonFireJuly 6, 20211
EM-3561-FLFloridaSevere StormJuly 4, 202137
FM-5394-OROregonFireJune 30, 20211
FM-5393-CACaliforniaFireJune 29, 20211
EM-3560-FLFloridaOtherJune 25, 20211
FM-5392-MTMontanaFireJune 16, 20211
FM-5391-UTUtahFireJune 10, 20211
FM-5390-NVNevadaFireJune 9, 20211
FM-5389-AZArizonaFireJune 6, 20212
FM-5388-UTUtahFireJune 5, 20211
DR-4606-LALouisianaFloodJune 2, 20217
FM-5387-AZArizonaFireMay 27, 20211
DR-4605-WVWest VirginiaFloodMay 20, 20217
DR-4604-HIHawaiiFloodMay 13, 20211
DR-4603-WVWest VirginiaSevere Ice StormMay 13, 20215
DR-4602-VAVirginiaSevere Ice StormMay 10, 202133
DR-4601-TNTennesseeTornadoMay 8, 202124
DR-4600-GAGeorgiaSevere StormMay 5, 20219
DR-4599-OROregonSevere StormMay 4, 20217
DR-4598-MSMississippiSevere Ice StormMay 4, 202137
DR-4597-NJNew JerseySnowstormApril 28, 20215
FM-5386-NMNew MexicoFireApril 27, 20211
DR-4596-ALAlabamaSevere StormApril 26, 20218
DR-4595-KYKentuckyFloodApril 23, 202150
DR-4594-TNTennesseeSevere Ice StormApril 21, 202113
FM-5385-AZArizonaFireApril 8, 20211
DR-4593-WAWashingtonSevere StormApril 8, 202118
DR-4592-KYKentuckySevere Ice StormMarch 31, 202145
FM-5384-SDSouth DakotaFireMarch 29, 20211
DR-4591-ALAlabamaBiologicalMarch 28, 20211
DR-4590-LALouisianaSevere Ice StormMarch 9, 202164
DR-4589-IDIdahoSevere StormMarch 4, 20214
DR-4588-NCNorth CarolinaSevere StormMarch 3, 202119
DR-4587-OKOklahomaSevere Ice StormFebruary 24, 202177
DR-4586-TXTexasSevere Ice StormFebruary 19, 2021254
EM-3556-LALouisianaSevere Ice StormFebruary 18, 202164
DR-4585-AKAlaskaMud/LandslideFebruary 17, 20215
EM-3555-OKOklahomaSevere Ice StormFebruary 17, 202177
EM-3554-TXTexasSevere Ice StormFebruary 14, 2021254
DR-4584-WAWashingtonFireFebruary 4, 202112
DR-4583-MDMarylandHurricaneFebruary 4, 20213
DR-4582-AZArizonaBiologicalFebruary 2, 20211
DR-4581-COColoradoFireJanuary 15, 20212
DR-4580-CTConnecticutHurricaneJanuary 12, 202110
DR-4579-GAGeorgiaHurricaneJanuary 12, 202121
DR-4578-UTUtahSevere StormJanuary 12, 20214
DR-4577-LALouisianaHurricaneJanuary 12, 202135
EM-3553-DCDistrict of ColumbiaOtherJanuary 11, 20211
EM-3552-TNTennesseeOtherJanuary 5, 20211

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

The money for 2021's declarations

$2.4 billionIndividuals and Households Program approved (24 declarations)

834,870households approved for help

$7.0 billionPublic Assistance obligated (85 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2021, 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
Washington308
California218
Louisiana430
Montana204
Tennessee320
Arizona203
Texas112
Kentucky310
New York220
Oregon103
Utah103
Colorado201
Alabama300
Oklahoma111
Connecticut210
Mississippi210
New Jersey210
Florida030
Virginia200
South Dakota002
New Hampshire200
Vermont110
North Carolina200
Idaho101
Hawaii101
Nevada002
West Virginia200
Georgia200
Arkansas100
Illinois010
Delaware100
Pennsylvania100
Nebraska100
North Dakota100
Missouri100
Massachusetts010
Rhode Island010
Michigan100
New Mexico001
Alaska100
Maryland100
District of Columbia010

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

By incident type

Incident typeDeclarations
Fire48
Hurricane23
Severe Storm14
Severe Ice Storm11
Flood9
Tornado6
Other4
Biological2
Coastal Storm1
Snowstorm1
Mud/Landslide1

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

Other years

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