FEMADR-4892-WIMajor disasterDeclared September 11, 2025
DR-4892-WI: Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Mudslides
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Wisconsin (DR-4892-WI) on September 11, 2025 for the incident of August 9, 2025 to August 12, 2025; it covers 3 designated areas. FEMA had approved $214.8 million for 36,870 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4892-WI (also written FEMA-4892-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Wisconsin
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Mudslides
- Incident period
- August 9, 2025 to August 12, 2025
- Declared
- September 11, 2025
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Wisconsin in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- November 12, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee (County) | Yes | — | — |
| Washington (County) | Yes | — | — |
| Waukesha (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?
36,870households approved for help (IHP)
$214.8 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$126.6 millionof it for housing
$88.2 millionof it for other needs
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 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/4892. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on November 12, 2025.