Fire disaster declarations in Utah

As of : FEMA’s OpenFEMA data lists 42 Fire disaster declarations for Utah, from Aug 6, 1994 to Aug 9, 2026. The most recent is “ROCKY CANYON FIRE”. That is 70.0% of all Utah declarations. 0 are major disaster declarations. 23 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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Primary source

Last checked against the source: . This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s). Counts are made by this site from FEMA's published rows: each disaster number is counted once per state and incident type.

Extended data

MeasureValue
Declarations (distinct disaster numbers)42
Major disaster declarations (DR)0
Emergency declarations (EM)0
Fire management declarations (FM)42
Area designations (counties and other areas, all declarations)52
Declarations with Individual Assistance0
Declarations with Public Assistance42
Declarations with Hazard Mitigation15
Declarations in the last 10 years23
First declaration in the dataAug 6, 1994
Most recent declarationAug 9, 2026
Most recent declaration titleROCKY CANYON FIRE
Years from first to latest (inclusive)33
Average declarations per year (calculated)1.27
Share of all declarations in this state (calculated)70.0%
All declarations in this state, every incident type in scope60
Share of all declarations of this incident type nationwide (calculated)2.4%
Rank among states and territories for this incident type12
Rank among this state's incident types1

Declarations by year (the 10 most recent years that had at least one)

Year declaredDeclarations
20265
20253
20241
20213
20204
20191
20183
20172
20161
20141

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: Utah, Fire: 42 declarations over 33 years (1994–2026) = 1.27 per year on average.

Frequently asked questions

How many Fire disaster declarations has Utah had?

OpenFEMA lists 42 Fire declarations for Utah between Aug 6, 1994 and Aug 9, 2026: 0 major disaster (DR), 0 emergency (EM) and 42 fire management (FM) declarations.

When was the most recent Fire declaration in Utah?

The most recent in the data is “ROCKY CANYON FIRE”, declared on Aug 9, 2026.

How does Utah compare with other states for Fire declarations?

Utah ranks 12th of 45 states and territories with at least one Fire declaration, and these declarations are 2.4% 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.