--- title: "Disaster Declarations Summaries" method: GET path: "/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries" tags: ["Disaster Information"] --- # Disaster Declarations Summaries `GET /v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries` ## Request - Base URL: `https://www.fema.gov/api/open` - URL: `https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries` - Auth: none declared - TypeScript: (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema) Disaster Declarations Summaries is a summarized dataset describing all federally declared disasters. This dataset lists all official FEMA Disaster Declarations, beginning with the first disaster declaration in 1953 and features all three disaster declaration types: major disaster, emergency, and fire management assistance. The dataset includes declared recovery programs and geographic areas (county not available before 1964; Fire Management records are considered partial due to historical nature of the dataset). Please note the unique structure of the disaster sequencing (due to a numbering system that originated in the 1950's-1970's): 0001-1999 Major Disaster Declaration 2000-2999 Fire Management 3000-3999 Emergency Declaration (Special Emergency) 4000-4999 Major Disaster Declaration 5000-5999 Fire Management For more information on the disaster declaration process, see https://www.fema.gov/disasters and https://www.fema.gov/disasters/how-declared This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error. The dataset is primarily composed of historical data that was manually entered into NEMIS after it launched in 1998. Additionally, NEMIS utilizes census data from the United States Census Bureau in which Tribal Nations are listed as localities within a State. As such, disaster declarations for Tribal Nations are currently included in State data. Citation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions. For answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq. If you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov. ## Query parameters - `$filter` string - `$top` integer - `$skip` integer - `$count` boolean - `$filename` string - `$metadata` boolean - `$gzip` boolean - `$orderby` string[] - `$select` string[] - `$format` 'json' | 'jsona' | 'csv' | 'jsonl' | 'parquet' ## Response `200` OK - object - `metadata` Metadata - `skip` number, nullable - `filter` string, nullable - `orderBy` string, nullable - `select` string, nullable - `rundate` string, nullable - `top` number, nullable - `format` string, nullable - `metadata` boolean, nullable - `entityname` string - `version` string - `url` string - `count` number, nullable - `DisasterDeclarationsSummaries` V2DisasterDeclarationsSummaries[] - `id` string, string: Unique ID assigned to the record - `disasterNumber` number: Sequentially assigned number used to designate an event or incident declared as a disaster. For more information on the disaster process, please visit https://www.fema.gov/disasters/how-declared - `state` string, string: The name or phrase describing the U.S. state, district, or territory - `femaDeclarationString` string, string: Agency standard method for uniquely identifying Stafford Act declarations - Concatenation of declaration type, disaster number and state code. Ex: DR-4393-NC - `declarationType` string, string: Two character code that defines if this is a major disaster, fire management, or emergency declaration. For more information on the disaster process, please visit https://www.fema.gov/disasters/how-declared - `declarationDate` string, date: Date the disaster was declared - `fyDeclared` number: Fiscal year in which the disaster was declared - `incidentType` string, string: The primary or official type of incident such as fire or flood. Secondary incident types may have been designated. See the designatedIncidentTypes field. For more information on incident types, please visit https://www.fema.gov/disasters/how-declared. - `declarationTitle` string, string: Title for the disaster - `ihProgramDeclared` boolean: Denotes whether the Individuals and Households program was declared for this disaster. For more information on the program, please visit https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/program. To determine which FEMA events have been authorized to receive Individual Assistance, use both ihProgramDeclared and iaProgramDeclared. For more information see https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq - `iaProgramDeclared` boolean: Denotes whether the Individual Assistance program was declared for this disaster. For more information on the program, please visit https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/program. To determine which FEMA events have been authorized to receive Individual Assistance, use both ihProgramDeclared and iaProgramDeclared. For more information see https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq - `paProgramDeclared` boolean: Denotes whether the Public Assistance program was declared for this disaster. For more information on the program, please visit https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/program-overview - `hmProgramDeclared` boolean: Denotes whether the Hazard Mitigation program was declared for this disaster. For more information on the program, please visit https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/hazard-mitigation - `incidentBeginDate` string, date: Date the incident itself began - `incidentEndDate` string, date, nullable: Date the incident itself ended - `disasterCloseoutDate` string, date, nullable: Date all financial transactions for all programs are completed - `tribalRequest` boolean: Denotes that a declaration request was submitted directly to the President, independently of a state, by a Tribal Nation. - `fipsStateCode` string, string: FIPS two-digit numeric code used to identify the United States, the District of Columbia, US territories, outlying areas of the US and freely associated states - `fipsCountyCode` string, string: FIPS three-digit numeric code used to identify counties and county equivalents in the United States, the District of Columbia, US territories, outlying areas of the US and freely associated states. Please note that Indian Reservations are not counties and thus will not have a FIPS county code, please utilize the placeCode field instead. If the designation is made for the entire state, this value will be 000 as multiple (all) counties cannot be entered. - `placeCode` string, string: A unique code system FEMA uses internally to recognize locations that takes the numbers '99' + the 3-digit county FIPS code. There are some declared locations that dont have recognized FIPS county codes in which case we assigned a unique identifier - `designatedArea` string, string: The name or phrase describing the geographic area that was included in the declaration - `declarationRequestNumber` string, string: Number assigned to the declaration request - `lastIAFilingDate` string, date, nullable: Last date when IA requests can be filed. Data available after 1998 only. The date only applies if IA has been approved for the disaster. - `incidentId` string, string, nullable: Unique identifier for an incident. Incidents are events that may or may not become declared disasters. - `region` number, nullable: Number (1-10) used to represent the FEMA region where the disaster occurred. - `designatedIncidentTypes` string, string, nullable: A comma-separated list of incident types designated for the disaster. The primary incident type is described in the incidentType field. Codes are: 0: Not applicable; 1: Explosion; 2: Straight-Line Winds; 3: Tidal Wave; 4: Tropical Storm; 5: Winter Storm; 8: Tropical Depression; A: Tsunami; B: Biological; C: Coastal Storm; D: Drought; E: Earthquake; F: Flood; G: Freezing; H: Hurricane; I: Terrorist; J: Typhoon; K: Dam/Levee Break; L: Chemical; M: Mud/Landslide; N: Nuclear; O: Severe Ice Storm; P: Fishing Losses; Q: Crop Losses; R: Fire; S: Snowstorm; T: Tornado; U: Civil Unrest; V: Volcanic Eruption; W: Severe Storm; X: Toxic Substances; Y: Human Cause; Z: Other - `declarationRequestDate` string, date, nullable: The date when the declaration request was made - `lastRefresh` string, date-time: Date the record was last updated in the API data store - `hash` string, string: MD5 Hash of the fields and values of the record --- [API](https://skmtc.dev/fema/apis/openfema-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/fema/apis/openfema-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/fema/apis/openfema-api/revisions/fdc02603897f?raw)