Idaho: FEMA disaster declarations

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

FEMA has issued 61 declarations for Idaho since 21 Apr 1956. The most recent is Tartar Fire, declared 2 Aug 2026.

Major disaster declarations
35
Emergency declarations
3
Fire management assistance declarations
23
Declarations covering the whole state
8

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 Idaho
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Tartar Fire Fire 2 Aug 2026 FM-5660-ID
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 30 Jun 2026 DR-4917-ID
Straight-Line Winds Straight-Line Winds 7 Apr 2026 DR-4905-ID
Sunset Fire Fire 15 Aug 2025 FM-5607-ID
Gwen Fire Fire 26 Jul 2024 FM-5520-ID
Texas Fire Fire 16 Jul 2024 FM-5510-ID
Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 10 Jun 2024 DR-4789-ID
Ross Fork Fire Fire 5 Sep 2022 FM-5452-ID
Four Corners Fire Fire 19 Aug 2022 FM-5449-ID
Bedrock Fire Fire 13 Aug 2021 FM-5407-ID
Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 4 Mar 2021 DR-4589-ID
COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 9 Apr 2020 DR-4534-ID
COVID-19 Biological 13 Mar 2020 EM-3467-ID
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (FEMA website) Flood 12 Jun 2019 DR-4443-ID
Grassy Ridge Fire (FEMA website) Fire 29 Jul 2018 FM-5263-ID
Flooding (FEMA website) Flood 7 Oct 2017 DR-4342-ID
Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (FEMA website) Flood 27 Aug 2017 DR-4333-ID
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (FEMA website) Flood 18 May 2017 DR-4313-ID
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding (FEMA website) Flood 21 Apr 2017 DR-4310-ID
Henrys Creek Fire (FEMA website) Fire 25 Aug 2016 FM-5151-ID

Most common incident types

Declarations inIdahoby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Fire 26
Flood 18
Severe Storm 9
Biological 2
Straight-Line Winds 1
Hurricane 1
Snowstorm 1
Earthquake 1

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2026

Map of Idaho by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1964 to 2026. Bonner: 18; Idaho: 18; Kootenai: 18 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. 44 of 44 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

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

FEMA declarations by county in Idaho
County Declarations Most recent
Ada (County) 6 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Adams (County) 9 Four Corners Fire 19 Aug 2022
Bannock (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Bear Lake (County) 4 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Benewah (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 30 Jun 2026
Bingham (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Blaine (County) 10 Ross Fork Fire 5 Sep 2022
Boise (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Bonner (County) 18 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 30 Jun 2026
Bonneville (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Boundary (County) 12 Straight-Line Winds 7 Apr 2026
Butte (County) 6 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Camas (County) 8 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Canyon (County) 4 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Caribou (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Cassia (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Clark (County) 4 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Clearwater (County) 15 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 30 Jun 2026
Custer (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Elmore (County) 11 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Franklin (County) 4 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Fremont (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Gem (County) 7 Four Corners Fire 19 Aug 2022
Gooding (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Idaho (County) 18 Straight-Line Winds 7 Apr 2026
Jefferson (County) 6 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Jerome (County) 6 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Kootenai (County) 18 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 30 Jun 2026
Latah (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 30 Jun 2026
Lemhi (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Lewis (County) 12 Straight-Line Winds 7 Apr 2026
Lincoln (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Madison (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Minidoka (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Nez Perce (County) 15 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 30 Jun 2026
Oneida (County) 3 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Owyhee (County) 6 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Payette (County) 6 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Power (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Shoshone (County) 16 Straight-Line Winds 7 Apr 2026
Teton (County) 3 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Twin Falls (County) 4 COVID-19 Pandemic 9 Apr 2020
Valley (County) 12 Four Corners Fire 19 Aug 2022
Washington (County) 10 Tartar Fire 2 Aug 2026