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FEMA Disaster Declaration

Schema for a FEMA disaster declaration record from OpenFEMA, including fire management assistance declarations managed by USFA

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
disasterNumber	integer	Unique FEMA disaster number assigned sequentially
declarationType	string	Type of declaration: DR (Major Disaster), EM (Emergency), FM (Fire Management Assistance)
declarationTitle	string	Official title of the disaster declaration
state	string	Two-letter state abbreviation
declarationDate	string	Date and time of the presidential declaration
incidentType	string	Primary type of incident
incidentBeginDate	string	Date the incident began
incidentEndDate	string	Date the incident ended
fipsStateCode	string	FIPS state code
fipsCountyCode	string	FIPS county code
designatedArea	string	Designated disaster area description
disasterCloseoutDate	string	Date the disaster was administratively closed

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JSON Schema

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  "description": "Schema for a FEMA disaster declaration record from OpenFEMA, including fire management assistance declarations managed by USFA",
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  "properties": {
    "disasterNumber": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unique FEMA disaster number assigned sequentially"
    },
    "declarationType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of declaration: DR (Major Disaster), EM (Emergency), FM (Fire Management Assistance)",
      "enum": ["DR", "EM", "FM"]
    },
    "declarationTitle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Official title of the disaster declaration"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state abbreviation",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 2
    },
    "declarationDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Date and time of the presidential declaration"
    },
    "incidentType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary type of incident",
      "enum": [
        "Fire",
        "Flood",
        "Hurricane",
        "Tornado",
        "Earthquake",
        "Winter Storm",
        "Severe Storm(s)",
        "Tropical Storm",
        "Typhoon",
        "Drought",
        "Freezing",
        "Landslide",
        "Mud/Landslide",
        "Tsunami",
        "Coastal Storm",
        "Dam/Levee Break",
        "Chemical",
        "Biological",
        "Volcanic Eruption",
        "Other"
      ]
    },
    "incidentBeginDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Date the incident began"
    },
    "incidentEndDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Date the incident ended"
    },
    "fipsStateCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "FIPS state code"
    },
    "fipsCountyCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "FIPS county code"
    },
    "designatedArea": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Designated disaster area description"
    },
    "disasterCloseoutDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Date the disaster was administratively closed"
    }
  },
  "required": ["disasterNumber", "declarationType", "state", "declarationDate", "incidentType"]
}