FEMAFM-5487-TXFire managementDeclared February 27, 2024
FM-5487-TX: Texas Windy Deuce Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for Texas (FM-5487-TX) on February 27, 2024 for the incident of February 27, 2024 to March 16, 2024; it covers 1 designated area. FEMA had approved obligated $5.1 million in Public Assistance (as of August 31, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5487-TX (also written FEMA-5487-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Fire: Windy Deuce Fire
- Incident period
- February 27, 2024 to March 16, 2024
- Declared
- February 27, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 fire management declarations for Texas in 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore (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?
$5.1 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$747,940Hazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of August 31, 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/5487. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.