FEMAFM-5574-NCFire managementDeclared March 22, 2025
FM-5574-NC: North Carolina Black Cove Fire Complex
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for North Carolina (FM-5574-NC) on March 22, 2025 for the incident that began on March 19, 2025; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5574-NC (also written FEMA-5574-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- North Carolina
- Incident
- Fire: Black Cove Fire Complex
- Incident period
- March 19, 2025 to continuing
- Declared
- March 22, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 5 fire management declarations for North Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk (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/5574. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.