United States Fire Administration Disaster Declarations API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: OpenFEMA Fire Data Datasets Disaster Declarations API
  description: The OpenFEMA API provides free, read-only access to FEMA and USFA datasets including National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) annual public data, disaster declarations, FEMA public assistance grants, and other emergency management datasets. No API key is required. The RESTful interface uses query string parameters for filtering, sorting, pagination, and field selection. Base path for all endpoints is https://www.fema.gov/api/open.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: OpenFEMA
    url: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema
    email: openfema@fema.dhs.gov
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://www.fema.gov/api/open
  description: OpenFEMA API
tags:
- name: Disaster Declarations
  description: FEMA disaster declaration data
paths:
  /v1/FemaWebDisasterDeclarations:
    get:
      operationId: getDisasterDeclarations
      summary: Get Disaster Declarations
      description: Retrieve FEMA major disaster, emergency, and fire management assistance declarations including incident type, declaration date, state, county, and program authorizations.
      tags:
      - Disaster Declarations
      parameters:
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        description: 'OData filter expression. Example: incidentType eq ''Fire'' and state eq ''CA'''
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: incidentType eq 'Fire'
      - name: $select
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated fields to return
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $top
        in: query
        description: Maximum records to return (max 10000)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1000
      - name: $skip
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - name: $orderby
        in: query
        description: Field and direction to sort by
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: declarationDate desc
      - name: $format
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Disaster declaration records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  FemaWebDisasterDeclarations:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DisasterDeclaration'
                  metadata:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
  /v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries:
    get:
      operationId: getDisasterDeclarationsSummaries
      summary: Get Disaster Declarations Summaries
      description: Retrieve summarized disaster declaration data by declaration type, incident type, state, and date range. Supports full OData query syntax.
      tags:
      - Disaster Declarations
      parameters:
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        description: OData filter expression
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: incidentType eq 'Fire' and declarationDate ge '2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
      - name: $select
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $top
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1000
      - name: $skip
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - name: $orderby
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $format
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: json
      - name: $count
        in: query
        description: Include total record count in response
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Disaster declarations summary data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  DisasterDeclarationsSummaries:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DisasterDeclarationSummary'
                  metadata:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
components:
  schemas:
    DisasterDeclarationSummary:
      type: object
      description: Summarized FEMA disaster declaration
      properties:
        femaDeclarationString:
          type: string
          description: Formatted declaration identifier string
        disasterNumber:
          type: integer
          description: Unique disaster number
        state:
          type: string
          description: Two-letter state abbreviation
        declarationType:
          type: string
          description: Declaration type code (DR, EM, FM)
        declarationDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Declaration date
        incidentType:
          type: string
          description: Type of incident
        declarationTitle:
          type: string
          description: Official declaration title
        ihProgramDeclared:
          type: boolean
          description: Individual and Households Program declared
        iaProgramDeclared:
          type: boolean
          description: Individual Assistance declared
        paProgramDeclared:
          type: boolean
          description: Public Assistance declared
        hmProgramDeclared:
          type: boolean
          description: Hazard Mitigation declared
        incidentBeginDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        incidentEndDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        closeoutDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Metadata:
      type: object
      description: Response pagination and count metadata
      properties:
        skip:
          type: integer
          description: Records skipped
        top:
          type: integer
          description: Records returned
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Total matching records
        filter:
          type: string
          description: Applied filter expression
        format:
          type: string
          description: Response format
        orderby:
          type: string
          description: Sort order applied
        select:
          type: string
          description: Fields selected
        runDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Time query was executed
    DisasterDeclaration:
      type: object
      description: A FEMA disaster declaration record
      properties:
        disasterNumber:
          type: integer
          description: Unique FEMA disaster number
        declarationType:
          type: string
          description: Type of declaration (DR, EM, FM)
        declarationTitle:
          type: string
          description: Title of the disaster declaration
        state:
          type: string
          description: State abbreviation
        declarationDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Date of the presidential declaration
        incidentType:
          type: string
          description: Type of incident (Fire, Flood, Hurricane, etc.)
        incidentBeginDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Incident start date
        incidentEndDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Incident end date
        disasterCloseoutDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Date the disaster was closed out
        fipsStateCode:
          type: string
          description: FIPS state code
        fipsCountyCode:
          type: string
          description: FIPS county code
        placeCode:
          type: string
          description: FEMA place code
        designatedArea:
          type: string
          description: Designated disaster area