FEMAFM-5553-TXFire managementDeclared March 5, 2025
FM-5553-TX: Texas Duke Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for Texas (FM-5553-TX) on March 5, 2025 for the incident of March 4, 2025 to March 5, 2025; it covers 2 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $132,641 in Public Assistance (as of October 1, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5553-TX (also written FEMA-5553-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Fire: Duke Fire
- Incident period
- March 4, 2025 to March 5, 2025
- Declared
- March 5, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atascosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bexar (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?
$132,641Public Assistance 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/5553. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.