Arizona: FEMA disaster declarations

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

FEMA has issued 120 declarations for Arizona since 30 Apr 1966. The most recent is Severe Storms and Flooding, declared 29 May 2026.

Major disaster declarations
37
Emergency declarations
4
Fire management assistance declarations
79
Declarations covering the whole state
16

These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.

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Latest declarations

Latest 20 FEMA declarations for Arizona
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 29 May 2026 DR-4911-AZ
Cody Fire Fire 22 May 2025 FM-5585-AZ
Greer Fire Fire 14 May 2025 FM-5584-AZ
Flooding Flood 25 Oct 2024 DR-4840-AZ
Watch Fire Fire 4 Oct 2024 DR-4833-AZ
Watch Fire Fire 13 Jul 2024 FM-5508-AZ
Shake Fire Fire 9 Jul 2024 FM-5505-AZ
Boulder View Fire Fire 28 Jun 2024 FM-5501-AZ
Rose Fire Fire 12 Jun 2024 FM-5496-AZ
Simmons Fire Fire 29 May 2024 FM-5493-AZ
Diamond Fire Fire 28 Jun 2023 FM-5466-AZ
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 11 Apr 2023 DR-4703-AZ
Flooding Flood 30 Dec 2022 DR-4681-AZ
Severe Storms Severe Storm 2 Sep 2022 DR-4668-AZ
Pipeline Fire Fire 12 Jun 2022 FM-5441-AZ
Crooks Fire Fire 19 Apr 2022 FM-5435-AZ
Tunnel 2 Fire Fire 19 Apr 2022 FM-5434-AZ
Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 13 Sep 2021 DR-4620-AZ
Telegraph Fire Fire 6 Jun 2021 FM-5389-AZ
Spur Fire Fire 27 May 2021 FM-5387-AZ

Most common incident types

Declarations inArizonaby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Fire 82
Flood 17
Severe Storm 15
Biological 3
Freezing 1
Hurricane 1
Drought 1

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1966–2026

Map of Arizona by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1966 to 2026. Maricopa: 27; Yavapai: 26; Coconino: 24 are the highest. Measure: count of FEMA declarations that designate each county; a declaration covering the whole state is not counted. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic files via us-atlas. 15 of 15 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

15 counties named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole state are not counted here.

FEMA declarations by county in Arizona
County Declarations Most recent
Apache (County) 16 Greer Fire 14 May 2025
Cochise (County) 14 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Coconino (County) 24 Pipeline Fire 12 Jun 2022
Gila (County) 23 Telegraph Fire 6 Jun 2021
Graham (County) 13 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Greenlee (County) 13 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
La Paz (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Maricopa (County) 27 Boulder View Fire 28 Jun 2024
Mohave (County) 15 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Navajo (County) 21 Severe Storms and Flooding 13 Sep 2021
Pima (County) 15 Big Horn Fire 11 Jun 2020
Pinal (County) 23 Cody Fire 22 May 2025
Santa Cruz (County) 8 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Yavapai (County) 26 Crooks Fire 19 Apr 2022
Yuma (County) 6 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020