OpenFEMA
OpenFEMA is FEMA's open data platform, publishing free, public, machine-readable datasets on disaster declarations, public assistance grants, hazard mitigation projects, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and emergency alerting through a read-only RESTful API. The API uses OData-style query string parameters ($filter, $select, $top, $skip, $orderby) over individually versioned dataset endpoints, requires no API key or subscription, and returns JSON, CSV, or Parquet.
OpenFEMA publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Catalog API, Disaster Declarations API, Hazard Mitigation API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Government, Open Data, Emergency Management, Disaster, and FEMA.
OpenFEMA’s developer surface includes documentation and 4 more developer resources.
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APIs 7
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
OpenFEMA Catalog API
Self-describing metadata - dataset list and data dictionaries.
OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations API
Federally declared disasters.
OpenFEMA Hazard Mitigation API
Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant program data.
OpenFEMA IPAWS API
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System archived alerts.
OpenFEMA NFIP API
National Flood Insurance Program redacted policy and claims data.
OpenFEMA Public Assistance API
FEMA Public Assistance (PA) grant program data.
OpenFEMA Web Disaster Summaries API
Per-disaster financial summary totals from NEMIS.
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Open Collections 9
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
API Collection
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenFEMA Catalog API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenFEMA Catalog Disaster Declarations API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenFEMA Catalog Hazard Mitigation API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenFEMA Catalog IPAWS API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenFEMA Catalog NFIP API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenFEMA Catalog Public Assistance API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenFEMA Catalog Web Disaster Summaries API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenFEMA API
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Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Fema Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSSecurity Posture 1
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Agentic Access 1
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Resources
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Access & Security 1
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Company 1
The organization behind the API
Source (apis.yml)
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