FEMAFM-5552-TXFire managementDeclared March 4, 2025
FM-5552-TX: Texas Welder Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for Texas (FM-5552-TX) on March 4, 2025 for the incident of March 4, 2025 to March 9, 2025; it covers 1 designated area. FEMA had approved obligated $347,094 in Public Assistance (as of October 1, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5552-TX (also written FEMA-5552-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Fire: Welder Fire
- Incident period
- March 4, 2025 to March 9, 2025
- Declared
- March 4, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the first of 6 fire management declarations for Texas in 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Patricio (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?
$347,094Public Assistance obligated
$910,137Hazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of October 1, 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/5552. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.