FEMAFM-5539-WYFire managementDeclared September 30, 2024
FM-5539-WY: Wyoming Elk Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for Wyoming (FM-5539-WY) on September 30, 2024 for the incident of September 28, 2024 to October 22, 2024; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5539-WY (also written FEMA-5539-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- Wyoming
- Incident
- Fire: Elk Fire
- Incident period
- September 28, 2024 to October 22, 2024
- Declared
- September 30, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the fourth of 4 fire management declarations for Wyoming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan (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?
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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/5539. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.