Kawaihae Road Fire FEMA Declaration FM-5650-HI in Hawaii
FEMA issued declaration FM-5650-HI, 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 Hawaii.
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- Declaration type
- Fire Management Assistance
- Declaration code
- FM-5650-HI
- State
- Hawaii
- Share of archive
- 62% of 84 declarations
- Source
- FEMA
- Published
- August 8, 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 Hawaii.
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What Happened
FEMA declared FM-5650-HI for the Kawaihae Road Fire (incident type: Fire) beginning July 26, 2026. The declarationType is FM (Fire Management).
Affected Areas
Designated areas include Hawaii (County) in the state of HI.
Federal Assistance Available
Public Assistance (PA) is declared. Individual Assistance (IA), IH, and Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs are not declared.
What You Should Do
Affected residents and local governments in designated areas may contact FEMA regarding available Public Assistance programs.
Source
FEMA disaster declaration FM-5650-HI
Original source: FEMA Official Notice ↗
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