FEMAEM-3139-FLEmergencyDeclared April 27, 1999
EM-3139-FL: Florida Fl-Fires 04/15/99
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Florida (EM-3139-FL) on April 27, 1999 for the incident of April 15, 1999 to May 25, 1999; it covers 52 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $1.1 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3139-FL (also written FEMA-3139-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Florida
- Incident
- Fire: Fl-Fires 04/15/99
- Incident period
- April 15, 1999 to May 25, 1999
- Declared
- April 27, 1999
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 emergency declarations for Florida in 1999
- Status
- closed out on April 14, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Baker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bradford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brevard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Broward (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Charlotte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Collier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dade (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeSoto (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Duval (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gadsden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gilchrist (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Glades (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gulf (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hendry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Highlands (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hillsborough (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Holmes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Indian River (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Leon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Levy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Manatee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nassau (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Okeechobee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Osceola (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Palm Beach (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pinellas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sarasota (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Seminole (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Lucie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Suwannee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wakulla (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (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?
$1.1 millionPublic Assistance 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/3139. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.