FEMA human cause disaster declarations

Incident type "Human Cause" · 4 declarations · 3 states and territories

FEMA has made 4 state declarations with incident type "Human Cause" since 1980: 2 major disasters, 2 emergencies. Oklahoma has had the most (2). The busiest year was 1995 (2).

Declarations per year, 1980 to 1995

State declarations per calendar year of the declaration date.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026: one declaration per disaster number and state. OpenFEMA dataset page.

Which states have the most human cause declarations?

  1. Oklahoma 2
  2. New York 1
  3. Florida 1

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).

The counties named in the most human cause declarations

  1. Broward County, FL 1
  2. Miami-Dade County, FL 1
  3. Monroe County, FL 1
  4. New York County, NY 1
  5. Oklahoma County, OK 1
  6. Palm Beach County, FL 1

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2): distinct declarations that name the county.

The most recent human cause declarations

The 15 most recent
DeclaredNumberStateTitleAreas named
1995-04-26DR-1048OklahomaExplosion at Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City1
1995-04-19EM-3115OklahomaExplosion at Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City1
1993-04-02DR-984New YorkExplosion at World Trade Center1
1980-05-06EM-3079FloridaUndocumented Aliens4

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.

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