FEMAFM-5418-SDFire managementDeclared October 4, 2021
FM-5418-SD: South Dakota Auburn Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for South Dakota (FM-5418-SD) on October 4, 2021 for the incident of October 4, 2021 to October 10, 2021; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5418-SD (also written FEMA-5418-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- South Dakota
- Incident
- Fire: Auburn Fire
- Incident period
- October 4, 2021 to October 10, 2021
- Declared
- October 4, 2021
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 fire management declarations for South Dakota in 2021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington (County) | — | Yes | 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?
$1.0 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. 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/5418. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.