# FEMA API: List disaster declarations > Lists federal disaster declarations in a US state. You can narrow the list by county, declaration date and incident category. Each disaster comes back with all of its designated counties. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FEMA. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/fema.gov/list-disaster-declarations - Method: `fema.gov/list_disaster_declarations`, version 1 - Website: fema.gov - Returns: disaster number, title, incident type, declaration type, dates, counties, assistance, link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `since` | string | no | `"2022-01-01"` | Include declarations on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2022-01-01. Defaults to five years ago. | | `state` | string | yes | `"FL"` | US state name or two-letter code, for example Florida or FL. | | `county` | string | no | `"Lee County"` | County name, for example Lee County. Default "". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `2` | Maximum number of disasters, for example 20. Default 20. | | `disaster_type` | string | no | | Incident category, for example hurricane; other includes incidents outside the named categories. One of "any", "hurricane", "flood", "fire", "severe_storm", "tornado", "winter_storm", "earthquake", "other". Default "any". | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "since": "2022-01-01", "state": "FL", "county": "Lee County", "max_results": 2 } ``` Its output: ```json { "disasters": [ { "link": "https://www.fema.gov/disaster/5662", "title": "Gann Fire", "declared_date": "2026-08-04", "incident_type": "Fire", "disaster_number": "FM-5662-CA", "counties_covered": [ "Calaveras County" ], "declaration_type": "fire management", "incident_end_date": null, "incident_start_date": "2026-08-04", "assistance_available": [ "public assistance" ] }, { "link": "https://www.fema.gov/disaster/5652", "title": "Dove Fire", "declared_date": "2026-07-26", "incident_type": "Fire", "disaster_number": "FM-5652-CA", "counties_covered": [ "Tuolumne County" ], "declaration_type": "fire management", "incident_end_date": null, "incident_start_date": "2026-07-26", "assistance_available": [ "public assistance" ] }, { "link": "https://www.fema.gov/disaster/5636", "title": "Bain Fire", "declared_date": "2026-05-20", "incident_type": "Fire", "disaster_number": "FM-5636-CA", "counties_covered": [ "Riverside County" ], "declaration_type": "fire management", "incident_end_date": null, "incident_start_date": "2026-05-19", "assistance_available": [ "public assistance" ] } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"fema.gov/list_disaster_declarations","input":{"since":"2022-01-01","state":"FL","county":"Lee County","max_results":2}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me federal disaster declarations in Texas since 2023-01-01, limit to 15 results - Which hurricane disasters were declared in Florida in the last few years? - List flood-related federal declarations for Lee County, Florida since 2020-06-01 - Any tornado disaster declarations in Oklahoma since 2022-01-01? Show up to 30 - I need winter storm declarations for Louisiana after 2021-02-01 with their designated counties on the fema.gov listing ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "state" ], "properties": { "since": { "type": "string", "description": "Include declarations on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2022-01-01. Defaults to five years ago." }, "state": { "type": "string", "description": "US state name or two-letter code, for example Florida or FL." }, "county": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "County name, for example Lee County." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of disasters, for example 20." }, "disaster_type": { "enum": [ "any", "hurricane", "flood", "fire", "severe_storm", "tornado", "winter_storm", "earthquake", "other" ], "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Incident category, for example hurricane; other includes incidents outside the named categories." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "disasters" ], "properties": { "disasters": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "link": { "type": "string" }, "title": { "type": "string" }, "declared_date": { "type": "string" }, "incident_type": { "type": "string" }, "disaster_number": { "type": "string" }, "counties_covered": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "declaration_type": { "type": "string" }, "incident_end_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "incident_start_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "assistance_available": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [FEMA API: Get flood zone for an address](https://fous.com/methods/fema.gov/get-flood-zone.md): Finds the FEMA flood zone, risk designation, base flood elevation, flood map panel and community for a US street address, using Census address coordinates and FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer. - [Wildfire.gov API: List active wildfires](https://fous.com/methods/inciweb.wildfire.gov/list-active-wildfires.md): Lists active InciWeb fire incidents in a US state, newest table updates first, with size, containment, location, cause, dates and any evacuation or closure note. 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