Chemical: FEMA declarations

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

FEMA has recorded 2 declarations with “Chemical” as the primary incident type, from 10 Jan 2014 to 25 May 2026 . The most in one year was 1, in 2026.

Incident types are FEMA's own classification. See how FEMA declares disasters.These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.

Latest declarations

Latest 2 chemical declarations
Declaration State Incident type Declared ID
Chemical Release California Chemical 25 May 2026 EM-3646-CA
Chemical Spill (FEMA website) West Virginia Chemical 10 Jan 2014 EM-3366-WV

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Declarations per year

Chemical declarations per year, 2014–2026

Measure: number of FEMA declarations with chemical as the primary incident type, by year declared. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. 2026 is partial: it runs to the latest FEMA record.
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Chemical declarations per year, 2014–2026
Year Declarations
2026 1
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 1

By decade

Chemicaldeclarations by decade declared
Decade Declarations
2010s 1
2020s 1

States and territories with the most

Top states forchemicaldeclarations
State or territory Declarations
California 1
West Virginia 1