FEMADR-4854-ORMajor disasterDeclared January 1, 2025
DR-4854-OR: Oregon Wildfires
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Oregon (DR-4854-OR) on January 1, 2025 for the incident of July 10, 2024 to August 23, 2024; it covers 5 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $54.3 million in Public Assistance (as of September 25, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4854-OR (also written FEMA-4854-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Oregon
- Incident
- Fire: Wildfires
- Incident period
- July 10, 2024 to August 23, 2024
- Declared
- January 1, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 10
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Oregon in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilliam (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Umatilla (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wasco (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wheeler (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?
$54.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$1.8 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 25, 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/4854. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.