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FM-5286-MT · Fire management assistance declaration

North Hills Fire

Declared for Montana on Jul 28, 2019, covering 1 designated area. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Jul 28, 2019declared
1areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJul 26, 2019 – Aug 1, 2019DeclaredJul 28, 2019Closed outMay 18, 2026

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a fire management declaration is

A fire management assistance declaration is approved by a FEMA regional administrator, not the President, while a fire is burning and threatens to become a major disaster. It reimburses state, local and tribal firefighting costs. It does not include help for individual households.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Lewis and Clark CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—