FEMA Issues Bunker Fire Declaration FM-5676-AR in Arkansas
FEMA issued declaration FM-5676-AR, a Fire Management Assistance declaration. A Fire Management Assistance declaration is a narrower, fast-authorized category covering firefighting costs for an active wildfire — it does not open the broader post-disaster recovery programs a Major Disaster Declaration does. Fire Management Assistance declarations make up 62% of the 84 FEMA disaster declarations Areazine has tracked (52 of them). Areazine has reported 3 FEMA disaster declarations for Arkansas.
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- Declaration type
- Fire Management Assistance
- Declaration code
- FM-5676-AR
- State
- Arkansas
- Share of archive
- 62% of 84 declarations
- Source
- FEMA
- Published
- September 15, 2026
A Fire Management Assistance declaration is a narrower, fast-authorized category covering firefighting costs for an active wildfire — it does not open the broader post-disaster recovery programs a Major Disaster Declaration does.
Areazine has reported 3 FEMA disaster declarations for Arkansas.
Record status: a point-in-time snapshot of the FEMA declaration. Program activations and designated-area lists can be amended after publication, so check FEMA's own declaration page for the current, authoritative scope.
What Happened
FEMA issued Fire Management declaration FM-5676-AR for the Bunker Fire in Arkansas. The incident began on September 14, 2026.
Affected Areas
Designated areas include Ouachita County and Calhoun County.
Federal Assistance Available
Public Assistance (PA) has been declared. Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and IH programs were not declared.
What You Should Do
Local governments and eligible applicants in designated areas may request Public Assistance through FEMA.
Source
FEMA Disaster Declaration FM-5676-AR
Original source: FEMA Official Notice ↗
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