As of : FEMA’s OpenFEMA data lists 272 Fire disaster declarations for Texas, from Mar 12, 1988 to Sep 15, 2026. The most recent is “HYDRA FIRE”. That is 69.9% of all Texas declarations. 3 are major disaster declarations. 29 came in the last ten years.
This page is a historical count of federal declarations. It is not a warning or emergency guidance: for current local emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.
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Extended data
Measure
Value
Declarations (distinct disaster numbers)
272
Major disaster declarations (DR)
3
Emergency declarations (EM)
4
Fire management declarations (FM)
265
Area designations (counties and other areas, all declarations)
1,246
Declarations with Individual Assistance
1
Declarations with Public Assistance
272
Declarations with Hazard Mitigation
27
Declarations in the last 10 years
29
First declaration in the data
Mar 12, 1988
Most recent declaration
Sep 15, 2026
Most recent declaration title
HYDRA FIRE
Years from first to latest (inclusive)
39
Average declarations per year (calculated)
6.97
Share of all declarations in this state (calculated)
69.9%
All declarations in this state, every incident type in scope
389
Share of all declarations of this incident type nationwide (calculated)
15.2%
Rank among states and territories for this incident type
2
Rank among this state's incident types
1
Declarations by year (the 10 most recent years that had at least one)
Year declared
Declarations
2026
6
2025
6
2024
2
2022
6
2021
2
2019
1
2018
6
2015
1
2014
1
2012
1
How the figures are counted: a declaration is counted once per state and incident type by its FEMA disaster number, even when it designates many areas; shares and the yearly average are calculated by this site from those counts.
Worked example: Texas, Fire: 272 declarations over 39 years (1988–2026) = 6.97 per year on average.
Frequently asked questions
How many Fire disaster declarations has Texas had?
OpenFEMA lists 272 Fire declarations for Texas between Mar 12, 1988 and Sep 15, 2026: 3 major disaster (DR), 4 emergency (EM) and 265 fire management (FM) declarations.
When was the most recent Fire declaration in Texas?
The most recent in the data is “HYDRA FIRE”, declared on Sep 15, 2026.
How does Texas compare with other states for Fire declarations?
Texas ranks 2nd of 45 states and territories with at least one Fire declaration, and these declarations are 15.2% of all Fire declarations nationwide in this data.
What do DR, EM and FM mean in this data?
They are the declaration types in the OpenFEMA data: DR is a major disaster declaration, EM an emergency declaration and FM a fire management assistance declaration. One declaration can cover many areas, so area designations can exceed the number of declarations.
Is this page a warning or emergency guidance?
No. It is a historical count taken from FEMA's open data. For current emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.