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FEMA Disaster Declarations

July 28 – August 4, 2026 Updated 6h ago

Every published chapter of The Fold's coverage of FEMA Disaster Declarations, in one place — oldest to newest, updated as the story develops.

National

West Virginia and Kentucky are waiting on three disaster declarations. FEMA’s own records show the median wait this year is 53 days

Two governors have three pending requests between them, one of them expedited. The federal register of declarations shows what usually happens next — and that emergency declarations arrive in a day while the ones that pay households take months.

National Latest

FEMA has started releasing disaster declarations in batches. All 35 this year came on seven days

FEMA approved five major disaster declarations at once on Monday. Every one of 2026's 35 has landed on one of seven days, and the median wait from a state's request is now 47 days.

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