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FEMADR-1999-TXMajor disasterDeclared July 1, 2011

DR-1999-TX: Texas Wildfires

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Texas (DR-1999-TX) on July 1, 2011 for the incident of April 6, 2011 to August 29, 2011; it covers 122 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $52.8 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-1999-TX (also written FEMA-1999-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Texas
Incident
Fire: Wildfires
Incident period
April 6, 2011 to August 29, 2011
Declared
July 1, 2011
Programs declared
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
6
Place in the year
the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Texas in 2011
Status
closed out on July 15, 2021

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

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Anderson (County)—YesYes
Andrews (County)—YesYes
Archer (County)—YesYes
Armstrong (County)—YesYes
Bailey (County)—YesYes
Bastrop (County)—YesYes
Baylor (County)—YesYes
Blanco (County)—YesYes
Brewster (County)—YesYes
Briscoe (County)—YesYes
Brooks (County)—YesYes
Brown (County)—YesYes
Burnet (County)—YesYes
Callahan (County)—YesYes
Carson (County)—YesYes
Cass (County)—YesYes
Castro (County)—YesYes
Childress (County)—YesYes
Clay (County)—YesYes
Cochran (County)—YesYes
Coke (County)—YesYes
Coleman (County)—YesYes
Concho (County)—YesYes
Coryell (County)—YesYes
Cottle (County)—YesYes
Crane (County)—YesYes
Crockett (County)—YesYes
Crosby (County)—YesYes
Culberson (County)—YesYes
Dawson (County)—YesYes
Deaf Smith (County)—YesYes
Dickens (County)—YesYes
Donley (County)—YesYes
Duval (County)—YesYes
Eastland (County)—YesYes
Erath (County)—YesYes
Fisher (County)—YesYes
Foard (County)—YesYes
Franklin (County)—YesYes
Frio (County)—YesYes
Garza (County)—YesYes
Glasscock (County)—YesYes
Gonzales (County)—YesYes
Hall (County)—YesYes
Hansford (County)—YesYes
Hardeman (County)—YesYes
Hardin (County)—YesYes
Harrison (County)—YesYes
Hartley (County)—YesYes
Haskell (County)—YesYes
Hemphill (County)—YesYes
Hockley (County)—YesYes
Houston (County)—YesYes
Howard (County)—YesYes
Hutchinson (County)—YesYes
Irion (County)—YesYes
Jack (County)—YesYes
Jasper (County)—YesYes
Jeff Davis (County)—YesYes
Jim Hogg (County)—YesYes
Jones (County)—YesYes
Kent (County)—YesYes
Kimble (County)—YesYes
King (County)—YesYes
Knox (County)—YesYes
Lamar (County)—YesYes
Lamb (County)—YesYes
Lampasas (County)—YesYes
Lee (County)—YesYes
Leon (County)—YesYes
Live Oak (County)—YesYes
Lynn (County)—YesYes
Marion (County)—YesYes
Martin (County)—YesYes
Mason (County)—YesYes
Menard (County)—YesYes
Midland (County)—YesYes
Mills (County)—YesYes
Mitchell (County)—YesYes
Montague (County)—YesYes
Moore (County)—YesYes
Morris (County)—YesYes
Motley (County)—YesYes
Newton (County)—YesYes
Nolan (County)—YesYes
Ochiltree (County)—YesYes
Oldham (County)—YesYes
Palo Pinto (County)—YesYes
Panola (County)—YesYes
Pecos (County)—YesYes
Potter (County)—YesYes
Presidio (County)—YesYes
Randall (County)—YesYes
Reagan (County)—YesYes
Red River (County)—YesYes
Roberts (County)—YesYes
Rusk (County)—YesYes
Sabine (County)—YesYes
San Augustine (County)—YesYes
San Saba (County)—YesYes
Scurry (County)—YesYes
Shackelford (County)—YesYes
Somervell (County)—YesYes
Stephens (County)—YesYes
Sterling (County)—YesYes
Stonewall (County)—YesYes
Sutton (County)—YesYes
Swisher (County)—YesYes
Terrell (County)—YesYes
Terry (County)—YesYes
Throckmorton (County)—YesYes
Tom Green (County)—YesYes
Trinity (County)—YesYes
Tyler (County)—YesYes
Upton (County)—YesYes
Val Verde (County)—YesYes
Walker (County)—YesYes
Wheeler (County)—YesYes
Wichita (County)—YesYes
Wilbarger (County)—YesYes
Winkler (County)—YesYes
Young (County)—YesYes

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?

$52.8 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$11.6 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.

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/1999. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.