FEMAFM-5603-COFire managementDeclared August 6, 2025
FM-5603-CO: Colorado Lee Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for Colorado (FM-5603-CO) on August 6, 2025 for the incident that began on August 2, 2025; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5603-CO (also written FEMA-5603-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- Colorado
- Incident
- Fire: Lee Fire
- Incident period
- August 2, 2025 to continuing
- Declared
- August 6, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 fire management declarations for Colorado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Blanco (County) | — | 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/5603. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.