US Federal Disaster Declarations Monthly
US federal disaster declarations monthly count of presidential disaster declarations by FEMA since 1953.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Total disaster declarations2 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 14 | |
| By declaration type3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Disaster | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| Emergency | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Fire Management | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| By disaster type13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wildfire | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | |
| Severe storm | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Flood | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tropical storm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter storm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice storm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Disease and biological agent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earthquake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Landslide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Drought | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latest reading
Total disaster declarations stood at 29 Declarations in Aug 2026. That is +93.3% from Jul 2026 and +190.0% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from May 1953 to Aug 2026. Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — OpenFEMA.
- Latest
- 29 Declarations
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- +93.3%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +190.0%
About this data
US federal disaster declarations monthly count of presidential disaster declarations by FEMA since 1953. It tracks major disasters, emergencies, and fire management grants across the United States. Published monthly by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the series measures fiscal shocks and federal aid approvals. Each presidential disaster declaration is counted once to track historical relief trends.
Frequently asked questions
- What do US federal disaster declarations measure?
- US federal disaster declarations measure the monthly count of presidential disaster declarations issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. These declarations unlock federal disaster relief funds for states when damages exceed local response capacities.
- How far back does the disaster declarations data go?
- The data series begins in May 1953, marking the inception of the federal disaster declaration program. It is updated monthly by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with each new release.
- What categories of declarations are included?
- Declarations are categorized into major disasters, which unlock the widest range of assistance programs; emergencies, which provide targeted aid; and fire management assistance grants restricted to active wildfires.
- How do these declarations differ from weather reports?
- Unlike meteorological records, federal disaster declarations measure administrative and fiscal shocks rather than weather events alone, as a governor must request them and a president must sign them to release funds.
