The multi-faceted, publicly-available disaster data platform from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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OpenFEMA is the “agency’s data delivery platform which provides datasets to the public in open, industry standard, machine-readable formats. Datasets are available in multiple formats, including downloadable files and through an easily digestible Application Programming Interface (API). Each page includes information about the specific dataset, links to downloadable files, a data dictionary describing each field, and an endpoint link (if applicable for those datasets available via the API).”

Data are available on:

Disasters: declaration denials; disaster declaration summaries; FEMA web declarations; FEMA web disaster declarations; FEMA web disaster summaries; mission assignments.

Emergency management: annual NRIRS public data (National Fire Incidence Reporting System); emergency management performance grants; IPAWS archived alerts; national household survey; non-disaster and assistance to firefighter grants; Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Hurricane Sandy)

Individual assistance: FEMA assists individuals and households through the coordination and delivery of Individual Assistance (IA) programs. IA includes a number of programs, including the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) which is comprised of Housing Assistance (HA) and Other Needs Assistance (ONA).

Data include: housing assistance program data (owners and renters); large disasters registration intake and household program.

Public assistance: Public Assistance (PA) is FEMA’s largest grant program providing funds to assist communities responding to and recovering from major declared disasters or emergencies.

Data include: Public Assistance Applicants; Public Assistance Applicants Program Deliveries; Funded Project Details; Funded Projects Summaries; Grant Award Activities; Second Appeals Tracker

Hazard mitigation: Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) is for actions taken to reduce or eliminate long term risk to people and property from natural disasters.

Data include: Assistance Mitigated Properties; projects; grant program; disaster summaries; mitigation plan statuses, communities; transactions; and more

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) aims to reduce the impact of flooding on private and public structures.

Data include: NFIP reinsurance placement information; community layer; redacted claims and policies; status

Misc

FEMA regions; Datasets; Fields