Nevada: FEMA disaster declarations

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

FEMA has issued 116 declarations for Nevada since 14 Jul 1954. The most recent is Bull Fire, declared 2 Oct 2026.

Major disaster declarations
22
Emergency declarations
6
Fire management assistance declarations
88
Declarations covering the whole state
18

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 Nevada
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Bull Fire Fire 2 Oct 2026 FM-5678-NV
Hawk Fire Fire 1 Sep 2026 EM-3653-NV
Hawk Fire Fire 22 Aug 2026 FM-5674-NV
Stallion Fire Fire 11 Aug 2026 FM-5668-NV
Fred Mountain Fire Fire 11 Aug 2026 FM-5667-NV
Bug Fire Fire 8 Aug 2026 FM-5663-NV
Peavine Fire Fire 2 Aug 2025 FM-5602-NV
Conner Fire Fire 20 Jun 2025 FM-5592-NV
Marie Fire Fire 10 Jun 2025 FM-5586-NV
Callahan Fire Fire 11 Nov 2024 FM-5546-NV
Davis Fire Fire 7 Sep 2024 FM-5533-NV
Gold Ranch Fire Fire 12 Aug 2024 FM-5530-NV
Spring Valley Fire Fire 16 Jul 2024 FM-5509-NV
Sullivan Fire Fire 12 Jun 2024 FM-5495-NV
Trail Fire Fire 11 Jun 2024 FM-5494-NV
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 27 Apr 2023 DR-4708-NV
Joy Lake Fire Fire 14 Aug 2022 FM-5448-NV
Tamarack Fire Fire 22 Jul 2021 FM-5402-NV
Jacks Valley Fire Fire 9 Jun 2021 FM-5390-NV
Pinehaven Fire Fire 17 Nov 2020 FM-5382-NV

Most common incident types

Declarations inNevadaby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Fire 90
Flood 12
Severe Storm 7
Biological 2
Snowstorm 2
Hurricane 1
Drought 1
Earthquake 1

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2026

Map of Nevada by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1964 to 2026. Washoe: 54; Douglas: 25; Elko: 19 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. 17 of 17 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

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

FEMA declarations by county in Nevada
County Declarations Most recent
Carson City 15 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Churchill (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Clark (County) 14 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Douglas (County) 25 Conner Fire 20 Jun 2025
Elko (County) 19 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Esmeralda (County) 3 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Eureka (County) 8 Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 27 Apr 2023
Humboldt (County) 8 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Lander (County) 6 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Lincoln (County) 8 Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 27 Apr 2023
Lyon (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 27 Apr 2023
Mineral (County) 7 Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 27 Apr 2023
Nye (County) 5 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Pershing (County) 4 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020
Storey (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 27 Apr 2023
Washoe (County) 54 Bull Fire 2 Oct 2026
White Pine (County) 7 COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Apr 2020