Idaho FEMA Disaster Declarations — 9 Federal Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Idaho had?

Idaho has had 9 federal disaster declarations in the last 5 years — 3 major disasters (DR), 0 emergencies (EM), and 6 fire-management declarations (FM) — affecting 15 counties. The most common incident types were Fire (6), Severe Storm (1), Straight-Line Winds (1).

Declarations (9)

Fire Mgmt

TARTAR FIRE

Declared: August 2, 2026 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5660 Counties: 1

Washington

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: June 30, 2026 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4917 Counties: 6

Kootenai Latah Clearwater Benewah Bonner Nez Perce

Major Disaster

STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

Declared: April 7, 2026 Incident: Straight-Line Winds Disaster #: 4905 Counties: 10

Benewah Boundary Nez Perce Lewis Kootenai Idaho+4 more

Fire Mgmt

SUNSET FIRE

Declared: August 15, 2025 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5607 Counties: 1

Bonner

Fire Mgmt

GWEN FIRE

Declared: July 26, 2024 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5520 Counties: 2

Latah Nez Perce

Fire Mgmt

TEXAS FIRE

Declared: July 16, 2024 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5510 Counties: 2

Nez Perce Latah

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: June 10, 2024 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4789 Counties: 3

Shoshone Lewis Idaho

Fire Mgmt

ROSS FORK FIRE

Declared: September 5, 2022 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5452 Counties: 1

Blaine

Fire Mgmt

FOUR CORNERS FIRE

Declared: August 19, 2022 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5449 Counties: 3

Valley Gem Adams

About this data. Federal disaster declarations are issued by the President under the Stafford Act. Each declaration unlocks federal funding for recovery — typically Public Assistance (rebuilding government infrastructure), Individual Assistance (grants and SBA loans for households), and Hazard Mitigation programs. See OpenFEMA for full documentation. Page rendered August 13, 2026.