Question
Which state has most fire management declarations?
Texas has the most fire management declarations, 265, since 1953, according to FEMA's Disaster Declarations Summaries.
Data retrieved
The figures behind this
| Rank | State | Fire management |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 265 |
| 2 | California | 264 |
| 3 | Washington | 144 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 132 |
| 5 | Oregon | 126 |
| 6 | Nevada | 88 |
| 7 | Arizona | 79 |
| 7 | Colorado | 79 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 70 |
| 10 | Florida | 67 |
| 11 | Montana | 65 |
| 12 | Utah | 42 |
| 13 | Hawaii | 28 |
| 14 | South Dakota | 27 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 27 |
| 16 | Alaska | 26 |
| 17 | Idaho | 23 |
| 18 | Georgia | 14 |
| 18 | Kansas | 14 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 10 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 10 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 10 |
| 23 | Alabama | 9 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 9 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 8 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 7 |
| 26 | Virginia | 7 |
| 28 | Louisiana | 5 |
| 29 | North Dakota | 3 |
| 29 | New Jersey | 3 |
| 29 | New York | 3 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 2 |
| 32 | Maine | 2 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 2 |
| 35 | Connecticut | 1 |
| 35 | Guam | 1 |
| 35 | Massachusetts | 1 |
| 35 | Michigan | 1 |
| 35 | Missouri | 1 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | 1 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | 1 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 1 |
| 43 | American Samoa | 0 |
| 43 | District of Columbia | 0 |
| 43 | Delaware | 0 |
| 43 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0 |
| 43 | Iowa | 0 |
| 43 | Illinois | 0 |
| 43 | Indiana | 0 |
| 43 | Maryland | 0 |
| 43 | Marshall Islands | 0 |
| 43 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 |
| 43 | Mississippi | 0 |
| 43 | Ohio | 0 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | 0 |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 43 | Palau | 0 |
| 43 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 |
| 43 | Vermont | 0 |
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More questions about Disasters
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- What incident type does FEMA declare most often?
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- Which year had the most major disaster declarations?
104 since 1953
- How many disaster declarations are still open?
1,134 2026
Sources
- OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, v2 — Federal Emergency Management Agency, OpenFEMA · U.S. Government work · retrieved November 4, 2026
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American Factbook. “Which state has most fire management declarations?.” Updated November 4, 2026. https://americanfactbook.org/disasters/which-state-has-the-most-fire-management-declarations. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, v2, https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/disaster-declarations-summaries-v2.