FEMADR-1223-FLMajor disasterDeclared June 18, 1998
DR-1223-FL: Florida Extreme Fire Hazard
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Florida (DR-1223-FL) on June 18, 1998 for the incident of May 25, 1998 to July 22, 1998; it covers 67 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1223-FL (also written FEMA-1223-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Florida
- Incident
- Fire: Extreme Fire Hazard
- Incident period
- May 25, 1998 to July 22, 1998
- Declared
- June 18, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the third of 6 major disaster declarations for Florida in 1998
- Status
- closed out on June 21, 2011
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Baker (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bradford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Brevard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Broward (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Charlotte (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Citrus (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Collier (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dade (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| DeSoto (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Dixie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Duval (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Escambia (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Flagler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Gadsden (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Gilchrist (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Glades (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Gulf (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hardee (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Hendry (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Hernando (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Highlands (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Hillsborough (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Holmes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Indian River (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Leon (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Levy (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Manatee (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Nassau (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Okaloosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Okeechobee (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Osceola (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Palm Beach (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Pasco (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pinellas (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Santa Rosa (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Sarasota (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Seminole (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Johns (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Lucie (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Sumter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Suwannee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Taylor (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Volusia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wakulla (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Walton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1223. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.