This page documents the metadata for the Disaster Declarations Summaries API data feed.
Entity Name
DisasterDeclarationsSummaries
Description
FEMA Disaster Declarations Summary is a summarized dataset describing all federally declared disasters. This dataset lists all official FEMA Disaster Declarations, beginning with the first disaster declaration in 1953 and features all three disaster declaration types: major disaster, emergency, and fire management assistance. The dataset includes declared recovery programs and geographic areas (county not available before 1964; Fire Management records are considered partial due to historical nature of the dataset).
Please note the unique structure of the disaster sequencing (due to a numbering system that originated in the 1950's-1970's):
0001-1999 Major Disaster Declaration
2000-2999 Fire Management
3000-3999 Emergency Declaration (Special Emergency)
4000- Major Disaster Declaration
This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error. The dataset is primarily composed of historical data that was manually entered into NEMIS after it launched in 1998. The financial information is derived from NEMIS and not FEMA's official financial systems.
Due to differences in reporting periods, status of obligations, and how business rules are applied, this financial information may differ slightly from official publication on public websites such as usaspending.gov. This dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting.
Version:
1
Program URL
Contact
OpenFEMA - openfema@fema.gov
API Endpoint
/api/open/v1/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries
Full Data
| Format | Address |
|---|---|
| csv | /api/open/v1/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries.csv |
| json | /api/open/v1/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries.json |
| jsona | /api/open/v1/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries.jsona |
Keywords
disaster, declaration, fema, nemis, emergency
Data Fields
| Name | Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| disasterNumber | Disaster Number | number | Sequentially assigned number used to designate an event or incident declared as a disaster. For more information on the disaster process, //www.fema.gov |
| ihProgramDeclared | IH Program Declared | boolean | Denotes whether the Individuals and Households program was declared for this disaster. For more information on the program, please visit: //www.fema.gov |
| iaProgramDeclared | IA Program Declared | boolean | Denotes whether the Individual Assistance program was declared for this disaster. For more information on the program, please visit: //www.fema.gov |
| paProgramDeclared | PA Program Declared | boolean | Denotes whether the Public Assistance program was declared for this disaster. For more information on the program, please visit: //www.fema.gov |
| hmProgramDeclared | HM Program Declared | boolean | Denotes whether the Hazard Mitigation program was declared for this disaster. For more information on the program, please visit: //www.fema.gov |
| state | State | string | The name or phrase describing the U.S. state, district, or territory. |
| declarationDate | Declaration Date | date | Date the disaster was declared. |
| disasterType | Disaster Type | string | Two character code that defines if this is a major disaster, fire management or emergency declaration. For more information on the disaster process, please visit: //www.fema.gov |
| incidentType | Incident Type | string | Type of incident such as fire or flood. The incident type will affect the types of assistance available. For more information on incident types, please visit: //www.fema.gov |
| title | Title | string | Title for the disaster. |
| incidentBeginDate | Incident Begin Date | date | Date the incident itself began. |
| incidentEndDate | Incident End Date | date | Date the incident itself ended. |
| disasterCloseOutDate | Disaster Close Out Date | date | Date all financial transactions for all programs are completed. |
| placeCode | Place Code | string | The area's FIPS area code. |
| declaredCountyArea | Declared County Area | string | The name or phrase describing the U.S. county that was included in the declaration. |
| lastRefresh | Last Refresh | date | Date the record was last updated in the API data store |
| hash | Hash | string | MD5 Hash of the fields and values of the record |
| id | ID | string | Unique ID assigned to the record |