FEMAFM-5540-NDFire managementDeclared October 6, 2024
FM-5540-ND: North Dakota Bear Den Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for North Dakota (FM-5540-ND) on October 6, 2024 for the incident of October 5, 2024 to October 21, 2024; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5540-ND (also written FEMA-5540-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- North Dakota
- Incident
- Fire: Bear Den Fire
- Incident period
- October 5, 2024 to October 21, 2024
- Declared
- October 6, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 fire management declarations for North Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie (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?
$179,932Hazard 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/5540. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.