Hemphill County, Texas FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Hemphill County, Texas had?

Hemphill County, Texas has had 14 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1998 through 2024 — 7 major disasters (DR), 6 emergencies (EM), and 1 fire-management declaration (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Fire (5), Severe Ice Storm (3), Hurricane (3).

Declarations affecting Hemphill County

Fire Mgmt

SMOKEHOUSE CREEK FIRE

Declared: February 27, 2024 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5488 Began: February 27, 2024 Ended: March 16, 2024

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORMS

Declared: February 19, 2021 Incident: Severe Ice Storm Disaster #: 4586 Began: February 11, 2021 Ended: February 21, 2021

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Declared: February 14, 2021 Incident: Severe Ice Storm Disaster #: 3554 Began: February 11, 2021 Ended: February 21, 2021

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 25, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4485 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3458 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

WILDFIRES

Declared: July 1, 2011 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 1999 Began: April 6, 2011 Ended: August 29, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

WILDFIRES

Declared: March 14, 2008 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 3284 Began: March 14, 2008 Ended: September 1, 2008

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT

Declared: January 11, 2006 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 1624 Began: November 27, 2005 Ended: May 14, 2006

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

HURRICANE RITA

Declared: September 24, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 1606 Began: September 23, 2005 Ended: October 14, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE RITA

Declared: September 21, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3261 Began: September 20, 2005 Ended: October 14, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 2, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3216 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM

Declared: January 8, 2001 Incident: Severe Ice Storm Disaster #: 1356 Began: December 12, 2000 Ended: January 15, 2001

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

EXTREME FIRE HAZARDS

Declared: September 1, 1999 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 3142 Began: August 1, 1999 Ended: December 10, 1999

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY

Declared: August 26, 1998 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1239 Began: August 22, 1998 Ended: August 31, 1998

Programs: Hazard Mitigation

About this data. Federal disaster declarations unlock specific recovery programs at the county level. Public Assistance funds rebuilding of public infrastructure (roads, utilities, schools); Individual Assistance provides grants and SBA loans to households and businesses; Hazard Mitigation funds long-term risk reduction. Apply via disasterassistance.gov when a declaration is active for your area. Source: OpenFEMA API.