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FEMA disaster declarations by type

FEMA's register holds 5,269 disaster numbers from 1953 through October 2, 2026, each filed under one incident type. Fire (1,786 state declarations) and severe storm (1,144) are the most common. Open a type for its states, counties and years.

Declarations by incident type

  1. Fire 1,786
  2. Severe Storm 1,144
  3. Flood 927
  4. Hurricane 454
  5. Tornado 182
  6. Snowstorm 171
  7. Biological 167
  8. Severe Ice Storm 75
  9. Typhoon 61
  10. Drought 46
  11. Tropical Storm 42
  12. Earthquake 37
  13. Winter Storm 36
  14. Other 35
  15. Coastal Storm 31
  16. Freezing 18
  17. Mud/Landslide 13
  18. Toxic Substances 8
  19. Straight-Line Winds 6
  20. Fishing Losses 6
  21. Volcanic Eruption 6
  22. Dam/Levee Break 6
  23. Human Cause 4
  24. Tsunami 3
  25. Terrorist 2
  26. Chemical 2
  27. Tropical Depression 1

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