Getting help after a disaster

DisasterTrack does not process applications or decide who qualifies. These official agencies do. In an emergency, call 911.

Federal help

DisasterAssistance.gov
Apply for FEMA Individual Assistance and check the status of an application. Assistance is only available in areas where FEMA has declared Individual Assistance.
U.S. Small Business Administration: disaster assistance
Low-interest disaster loans for businesses, homeowners and renters in declared areas. SBA decides eligibility.
FEMA
Information on current disasters, recovery programmes and how declarations work.
National Weather Service alerts
Current warnings, watches and advisories. DisasterTrack does not show live alerts.
Ready.gov
Federal guidance on preparing for disasters.

State and territory emergency management

Your state or territory's emergency management agency coordinates response and recovery and publishes local instructions.

Emergency management agencies by state and territory
State or territory Agency
Alabama Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Alaska Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
American Samoa American Samoa Department of Homeland Security (no current website confirmed; contact FEMA)
Arizona Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
Arkansas Arkansas Division of Emergency Management
California California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Colorado Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Connecticut Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Delaware Delaware Emergency Management Agency
District of Columbia DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Federated States of Micronesia FSM national disaster management office (no current website confirmed; contact FEMA)
Florida Florida Division of Emergency Management
Georgia Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
Guam Guam Homeland Security / Office of Civil Defense
Hawaii Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Idaho Idaho Office of Emergency Management
Illinois Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
Indiana Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Iowa Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Kansas Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Kentucky Kentucky Emergency Management
Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (Louisiana)
Maine Maine Emergency Management Agency
Marshall Islands RMI National Disaster Management Office (no current website confirmed; contact FEMA)
Maryland Maryland Department of Emergency Management
Massachusetts Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Michigan Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division
Minnesota Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Mississippi Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Missouri Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
Montana Montana Disaster and Emergency Services
Nebraska Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
Nevada Nevada Office of Emergency Management
New Hampshire New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management
New Jersey New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
New Mexico New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
New York New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
North Carolina North Carolina Emergency Management
North Dakota North Dakota Department of Emergency Services
Northern Mariana Islands CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Ohio Ohio Emergency Management Agency
Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Oregon Oregon Department of Emergency Management
Palau Palau National Emergency Management Office (no current website confirmed; contact FEMA)
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Bureau (NMEAD) (no current website confirmed; contact FEMA)
Rhode Island Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
South Carolina South Carolina Emergency Management Division
South Dakota South Dakota Office of Emergency Management
Tennessee Tennessee Emergency Management Authority
Texas Texas Division of Emergency Management
U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency
Utah Utah Division of Emergency Management
Vermont Vermont Emergency Management
Virginia Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Washington Washington Emergency Management Division
West Virginia West Virginia Emergency Management Division
Wisconsin Wisconsin Emergency Management
Wyoming Wyoming Office of Homeland Security

Agency websites last checked on 6 Nov 2026. If a link is wrong, please tell us.