Human Cause: FEMA declarations

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

FEMA has recorded 4 declarations with “Human Cause” as the primary incident type, from 6 May 1980 to 26 Apr 1995 . The most in one year was 2, in 1995.

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 4 human cause declarations
Declaration State Incident type Declared ID
Explosion at Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City (FEMA website) Oklahoma Human Cause 26 Apr 1995 DR-1048-OK
Explosion at Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City (FEMA website) Oklahoma Human Cause 19 Apr 1995 EM-3115-OK
Explosion at World Trade Center (FEMA website) New York Human Cause 2 Apr 1993 DR-984-NY
Undocumented Aliens (FEMA website) Florida Human Cause 6 May 1980 EM-3079-FL

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Declarations per year

Human Cause declarations per year, 1980–2026

Measure: number of FEMA declarations with human cause 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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Human Cause declarations per year, 1980–2026
Year Declarations
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
1999 0
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 2
1994 0
1993 1
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 0
1984 0
1983 0
1982 0
1981 0
1980 1

By decade

Human Causedeclarations by decade declared
Decade Declarations
1980s 1
1990s 3

States and territories with the most

Top states forhuman causedeclarations
State or territory Declarations
Oklahoma 2
New York 1
Florida 1