FEMAEM-3596-FLEmergencyDeclared August 28, 2023
EM-3596-FL: Florida Tropical Storm Idalia
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Florida (EM-3596-FL) on August 28, 2023 for the incident of August 27, 2023 to September 4, 2023; it covers 49 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3596-FL (also written FEMA-3596-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Florida
- Incident
- Tropical Storm: Tropical Storm Idalia
- Incident period
- August 27, 2023 to September 4, 2023
- Declared
- August 28, 2023
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Florida in 2023
- Status
- closed out on September 20, 2023
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 | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Charlotte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Citrus (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Collier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeSoto (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dixie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Duval (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Flagler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gadsden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gilchrist (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gulf (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hernando (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hillsborough (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Leon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Levy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Manatee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nassau (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Osceola (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pasco (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pinellas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sarasota (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Seminole (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Johns (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sumter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Suwannee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Taylor (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Volusia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wakulla (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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3596. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.