FEMADR-4869-KSMajor disasterDeclared May 21, 2025
DR-4869-KS: Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Wildfires
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kansas (DR-4869-KS) on May 21, 2025 for the incident of March 14, 2025 to March 19, 2025; it covers 28 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $2.3 million in Public Assistance (as of September 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4869-KS (also written FEMA-4869-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Kansas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Wildfires
- Incident period
- March 14, 2025 to March 19, 2025
- Declared
- May 21, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the first of 4 major disaster declarations for Kansas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chautauqua (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Elk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ellis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gove (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Graham (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gray (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greeley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hodgeman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jewell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ness (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Norton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Osborne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pawnee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Phillips (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rice (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rooks (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rush (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Russell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sheridan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sherman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stafford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wallace (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Woodson (County) | — | 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?
$2.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 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/4869. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.