---
title: "FEMA federal disaster & emergency declarations - every..."
method: GET
path: "/api/gov/disaster-declarations"
tags: ["gov"]
---

# FEMA federal disaster & emergency declarations - every...

`GET /api/gov/disaster-declarations`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://2s.io`
- URL: `https://2s.io/api/gov/disaster-declarations`
- Auth: API key in header `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE`

FEMA federal disaster & emergency declarations — every federally declared disaster since 1953, including the ones declared this week. Filter by state (2-letter), disasterNumber, declarationType (DR=major disaster, EM=emergency, FM/FS/FW=fire management), incidentType (e.g. Hurricane, Fire, Flood, Severe Storm), county (5-digit FIPS), fiscal year (fyDeclared), and declaration date range (fromDate/toDate, YYYY-MM-DD). With no filter, returns the most recent declarations nationwide. Returns the total matching count plus records (one per designated county/area) with the declaration string, disaster number, title, incident type, declaration + incident begin/end + closeout dates, designated area, county FIPS, FEMA region, and the assistance programs authorized (Individuals & Households, Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Free, public-domain (OpenFEMA). Distinct from gov.risk-index (modeled future risk) and gov.nfip-claims (realized flood losses): this is the official federal-response record — for disaster-response logistics, eligibility checks, insurance, and emergency-management workflows.

## Query parameters

- `state` string
- `disasterNumber` integer
- `declarationType` string
- `incidentType` string
- `county` string
- `fyDeclared` integer
- `fromDate` string
- `toDate` string
- `limit` integer
- `trial` 1

## Other responses

- `200` (unresolved $ref)
- `400`: Invalid request — not charged. error.code: BAD_REQUEST or INVALID_PARAM (parameter validation; error.details.issues lists each problem), MALFORMED_JSON, or a request-specific code. Other client errors: 405 METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED (wrong verb; see the Allow header), 413 PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE.
- `402`: Payment required. Body is the x402 PaymentRequirements envelope with a multi-network accepts array; the per-call price is in accepts[].amount (and on the operation as x-2s-price). Sign for whichever rail you hold USDC on (EIP-3009 for Base, partial SPL transfer for Solana) and retry with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header (X-PAYMENT also accepted for v1 clients). Also PAYMENT_SETTLE_FAILED (error envelope) when a verified payment failed to settle: error.details.chargeStatus is "not_charged" (retry with a fresh payment) or "unknown" (the authorization may still settle before its deadline — check it before retrying).
- `429`: Too many requests — RATE_LIMITED: our per-IP / per-payer limiter. Not charged; retry after Retry-After.
- `5XX`: Server-side failure. 500 INTERNAL: unexpected error; quote error.errorId (also the X-2s-Error-Id header). 502 UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE (or another UPSTREAM_* code): the data provider failed — composite endpoints refuse unbilled when every source fails. 503 SERVICE_PAUSED: endpoint paused by the operator kill switch, retry after Retry-After; 503 SPEND_CAP: daily upstream budget exhausted. 504 UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT. Not charged.

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