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fema-disaster-declarations-enriched

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task_categories:
  - tabular-classification
language:
  - en
tags:
  - pandas
  - dataframe
  - generated
  - tabular
  - fema
  - disaster-intelligence
  - climate-risk
  - emergency-management
  - insurance
  - government-data
pretty_name: FEMA Disaster Declarations Enriched Dataset
size_categories:
  - 10K<n<100K
configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: data
        path: data/data.parquet

FEMA Disaster Declarations Enriched Dataset

This dataset packages FEMA disaster declaration records into a single analysis-ready dataframe covering May 2, 1953 through May 25, 2026.

Each row represents one FEMA designated-area declaration record enriched with normalized dates, declaration timing metrics, state and FEMA region labels, area-type classification, assistance-program profiles, incident-family grouping, hazard keyword flags, and reproducible source URLs. The result is easier to use for insurance exposure review, disaster-intelligence workflows, climate-risk research, emergency-management analysis, government contracting research, and real-estate market monitoring than the raw OpenFEMA export alone.

The source data comes directly from FEMA's official OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries API and CSV export.

Dataset Preview

record_id	source_id	fema_declaration_string	disaster_number	incident_id	declaration_request_number	declaration_type	declaration_type_name	declaration_date	declaration_year	declaration_month	declaration_quarter	fy_declared	incident_type	incident_type_group	declaration_title	title_slug	incident_begin_date	days_to_declaration	state_abbreviation	state_name	fema_region	fema_region_name	fips_state_code	fips_county_code	place_code	designated_area	designated_area_clean	area_type	tribal_request	is_tribal_designation	ih_program_declared	ia_program_declared	pa_program_declared	hm_program_declared	assistance_program_count	assistance_program_profile	designated_incident_types	designated_incident_type_code_count	keyword_hurricane_tropical	keyword_flood	keyword_fire	keyword_tornado	keyword_severe_storm	keyword_winter	keyword_earthquake	keyword_drought	keyword_chemical	keyword_landslide	open_incident	closeout_completed	source_dataset_url	source_api_url	source_page_url	source_domain	last_refresh	last_collected_at
18b3da97-0da2-4aac-b1b0-d94279e1c111	18b3da97-0da2-4aac-b1b0-d94279e1c111	EM-3646-CA	3646	2026052301	26073	EM	Emergency Declaration	2026-05-25 00:00:00	2026	5	2	2026	Chemical	Technological	CHEMICAL RELEASE	chemical-release	2026-05-21 00:00:00	4	CA	California	9	Region 9 - Pacific Southwest	6	59	99059	Orange (County)	Orange (County)	County	False	False	False	False	True	False	1	PA	L	1	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	False	True	False	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries.csv	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries?$filter=id%20eq%20%2718b3da97-0da2-4a... [23 more chars]	https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/disaster-declarations-summaries-v2	fema.gov	2026-05-25 17:01:20.115000	2026-05-31 17:20:33.097839
80f7481e-5f35-483d-91b5-2ab6c88731dd	80f7481e-5f35-483d-91b5-2ab6c88731dd	FM-5636-CA	5636	2026052001	26071	FM	Fire Management Assistance Declaration	2026-05-20 00:00:00	2026	5	2	2026	Fire	Fire	BAIN FIRE	bain-fire	2026-05-19 00:00:00	1	CA	California	9	Region 9 - Pacific Southwest	6	65	99065	Riverside (County)	Riverside (County)	County	False	False	False	False	True	False	1	PA	R	1	False	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	False	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries.csv	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries?$filter=id%20eq%20%2780f7481e-5f35-48... [23 more chars]	https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/disaster-declarations-summaries-v2	fema.gov	2026-05-20 21:01:13.055000	2026-05-31 17:20:33.097839
009e31cb-4666-4aa8-9821-656ce2532c39	009e31cb-4666-4aa8-9821-656ce2532c39	FM-5635-CA	5635	2026051901	26068	FM	Fire Management Assistance Declaration	2026-05-18 00:00:00	2026	5	2	2026	Fire	Fire	SANDY FIRE	sandy-fire	2026-05-18 00:00:00	0	CA	California	9	Region 9 - Pacific Southwest	6	111	99111	Ventura (County)	Ventura (County)	County	False	False	False	False	True	False	1	PA	R	1	False	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	False	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries.csv	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries?$filter=id%20eq%20%27009e31cb-4666-4a... [23 more chars]	https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/disaster-declarations-summaries-v2	fema.gov	2026-05-20 14:21:18.375000	2026-05-31 17:20:33.097839
80f36ad8-4873-466c-895d-c1e8c04c0b0e	80f36ad8-4873-466c-895d-c1e8c04c0b0e	FM-5634-TX	5634	2026051902	26067	FM	Fire Management Assistance Declaration	2026-05-18 00:00:00	2026	5	2	2026	Fire	Fire	STINKY FIRE	stinky-fire	2026-05-18 00:00:00	0	TX	Texas	6	Region 6 - South Central	48	375	99375	Potter (County)	Potter (County)	County	False	False	False	False	True	False	1	PA	R	1	False	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	False	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries.csv	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries?$filter=id%20eq%20%2780f36ad8-4873-46... [23 more chars]	https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/disaster-declarations-summaries-v2	fema.gov	2026-05-19 14:01:34.158000	2026-05-31 17:20:33.097839
ff44a65c-81dc-4476-853f-0f81bba7dbc2	ff44a65c-81dc-4476-853f-0f81bba7dbc2	FM-5633-TX	5633	2026051501	26066	FM	Fire Management Assistance Declaration	2026-05-14 00:00:00	2026	5	2	2026	Fire	Fire	HUNGGATE FIRE	hunggate-fire	2026-05-14 00:00:00	0	TX	Texas	6	Region 6 - South Central	48	381	99381	Randall (County)	Randall (County)	County	False	False	False	False	True	False	1	PA	R	1	False	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	False	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries.csv	https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries?$filter=id%20eq%20%27ff44a65c-81dc-44... [23 more chars]	https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/disaster-declarations-summaries-v2	fema.gov	2026-05-15 14:41:33.229000	2026-05-31 17:20:33.097839

Access Requirements (Paid Dataset)

This dataset is behind manual gated access.

To obtain access:

Purchase the dataset here:
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Your access will be approved within 1-12 hours.

Once approved, you can use the Python snippet at the bottom of this README to load the dataset.

Dataset Structure

Total rows: 69,907

Total columns: 63

Splits

data: 69,907 rows

Data Files

data: data/data.parquet

Data Dictionary

The table below describes the columns included in this dataset.

column	pandas_dtype	dataset_type	description
record_id	string	string	Text column. Stable unique identifier for the dataset row derived from FEMA's source id field.
source_id	string	string	Text column. Original FEMA source id value for the declaration-area record.
fema_declaration_string	string	string	Text column. FEMA declaration string combining declaration type, disaster number, and state abbreviation.
disaster_number	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Sequential disaster number assigned by FEMA.
incident_id	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. FEMA incident identifier associated with the declaration record.
declaration_request_number	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. FEMA declaration request number associated with the record when present.
declaration_type	string	string	Text column. Two-letter FEMA declaration type code such as DR, EM, FM, or FS.
declaration_type_name	string	string	Text column. Expanded label for the FEMA declaration type code.
declaration_date	datetime64[ns]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. Date FEMA issued the declaration.
declaration_year	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Calendar year extracted from the declaration date.
declaration_month	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Calendar month extracted from the declaration date.
declaration_quarter	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Calendar quarter extracted from the declaration date.
fy_declared	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Federal fiscal year associated with the declaration.
incident_type	string	string	Text column. FEMA incident type label such as Fire, Severe Storm, Flood, or Hurricane.
incident_type_group	string	string	Text column. Best-effort broader incident family derived from the incident type and declaration title.
declaration_title	string	string	Text column. FEMA declaration title or event label.
title_slug	string	string	Text column. Normalized slug version of the declaration title for easier grouping and joins.
incident_begin_date	datetime64[ns]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. Date the incident began.
incident_end_date	datetime64[ns]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. Date the incident ended when FEMA lists an end date.
incident_duration_days	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Number of days between incident start and incident end when both dates are available.
days_to_declaration	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Number of days between incident start and FEMA declaration date when both dates are available.
disaster_closeout_date	datetime64[ns]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. Date FEMA lists the disaster as financially closed out when available.
days_to_closeout	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Number of days between declaration date and closeout date when both dates are available.
last_ia_filing_date	datetime64[ns]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. Last filing date for Individual Assistance when FEMA provides one.
days_to_ia_deadline	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Number of days between declaration date and the last Individual Assistance filing date when available.
state_abbreviation	string	string	Text column. Two-letter state, district, or territory abbreviation in the FEMA source.
state_name	string	string	Text column. Expanded state, district, or territory name derived from the abbreviation.
fema_region	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Numeric FEMA region code.
fema_region_name	string	string	Text column. Expanded FEMA region name derived from the region code.
fips_state_code	string	integer-like string	Stored as text, but values appear to represent whole numbers. FIPS state or territory code from the source record.
fips_county_code	string	integer-like string	Stored as text, but values appear to represent whole numbers. FIPS county-equivalent code from the source record when available.
place_code	string	integer-like string	Stored as text, but values appear to represent whole numbers. FEMA place code used to identify the designated geography.
designated_area	string	string	Text column. Raw designated county, parish, municipality, reservation, or area name from FEMA.
designated_area_clean	string	string	Text column. Normalized designated area text with repeated whitespace removed.
area_type	string	string	Text column. Best-effort classification of the designated area such as County, Parish, Municipio, Borough, Reservation, or City.
tribal_request	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration was made under a tribal request.
is_tribal_designation	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the designated geography appears to be tribal or reservation-based.
ih_program_declared	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the Individuals and Households program was declared.
ia_program_declared	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the Individual Assistance program was declared.
pa_program_declared	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the Public Assistance program was declared.
hm_program_declared	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the Hazard Mitigation program was declared.
assistance_program_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of declared FEMA assistance program flags across IH, IA, PA, and HM.
assistance_program_profile	string	string	Text column. Concise profile string summarizing which assistance programs were declared for the record.
designated_incident_types	string	string	Text column. Raw designated incident type codes from FEMA when present.
designated_incident_type_code_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of distinct codes present in the designated incident types field.
keyword_hurricane_tropical	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions hurricanes, tropical storms, cyclones, or typhoons.
keyword_flood	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions flooding, storm surge, or coastal storm impacts.
keyword_fire	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions fire or wildfire impacts.
keyword_tornado	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions tornado impacts.
keyword_severe_storm	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions severe storms or straight-line wind impacts.
keyword_winter	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions winter weather, snow, ice, or freeze impacts.
keyword_earthquake	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions earthquake, volcanic, or seismic impacts.
keyword_drought	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions drought impacts.
keyword_chemical	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions chemical, toxic, or hazardous-material impacts.
keyword_landslide	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the declaration text mentions landslide, mudslide, or debris-flow impacts.
open_incident	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the source record does not yet list an incident end date.
closeout_completed	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that FEMA lists a disaster closeout date for the record.
source_dataset_url	string	string	Text column. Official FEMA CSV export URL used to build the dataset.
source_api_url	string	long text	Free-text column containing longer text values. Row-level OpenFEMA API URL filtered to the FEMA source id for the record.
source_page_url	string	string	Text column. Official FEMA dataset documentation page associated with the source export.
source_domain	string	string	Text column. Domain name of the source system used for the row.
last_refresh	datetime64[ns]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. Timestamp when FEMA last refreshed the underlying record in the OpenFEMA store.
last_collected_at	datetime64[us]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. UTC timestamp when this dataset build collected the source data.

Intended Use

This dataset is intended for research, experimentation, analysis, and model prototyping.

Loading the Dataset


import os
from datasets import load_dataset

HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE = os.environ.get("HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE")

dataset = load_dataset(
    "Karmane/fema-disaster-declarations-enriched",
    token=HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE,
)

print(dataset)
print(dataset[list(dataset.keys())[0]][0])

# getting the DataFrame itself
# df = dataset[list(dataset.keys())[0]].to_pandas()

Karmane. (2025). FEMA Disaster Declarations Enriched Dataset. Hugging Face. https://huggingface.co/datasets/Karmane/fema-disaster-declarations-enriched