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FEMAFM-5116-TXFire managementDeclared October 14, 2015

FM-5116-TX: Texas Hidden Pines Fire

FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for Texas (FM-5116-TX) on October 14, 2015 for the incident of October 13, 2015 to October 28, 2015; it covers 1 designated area. FEMA had approved obligated $3.6 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
FM-5116-TX (also written FEMA-5116-FM)
Type
Fire management assistance declaration
State
Texas
Incident
Fire: Hidden Pines Fire
Incident period
October 13, 2015 to October 28, 2015
Declared
October 14, 2015
Programs declared
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
6
Place in the year
the only fire management declaration for Texas in 2015
Status
closed out on June 20, 2023

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Bastrop (County)—YesYes

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?

$3.6 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$205,398Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 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/5116. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.