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DR-1340-MT: Wildfires

Major disaster declaration for Montana, declared 08/30/2000 for a fire. Covers 54 designated areas.

Not an official notice. Follow FEMA and local authorities. In an emergency, call 911.

Declared
08/30/2000
Incident began
07/13/2000
Incident ended
09/25/2000
Areas
54

Programs approved

Which kinds of FEMA aid this declaration opened

  • Individuals & HouseholdsNot approved for this declaration
  • Individual AssistanceAid for people and families in older declarations
  • Public AssistanceNot approved for this declaration
  • Hazard MitigationFunds to reduce future risk, such as elevating homes or buyouts

Designated areas

Counties, parishes, tribal areas or statewide

AreaAddedPrograms
Beaverhead County08/30/2000IAHM
Big Horn County08/30/2000IA
Blackfeet Indian Reservation08/30/2000IA
Blaine County08/30/2000IA
Broadwater County08/30/2000IA
Carbon County08/30/2000IA
Carter County08/30/2000IA
Cascade County08/30/2000IA
Chouteau County08/30/2000IA
Crow Indian Reservation08/30/2000IA
Custer County08/30/2000IA
Deer Lodge County08/30/2000IA
Fallon County08/30/2000IA
Fergus County08/30/2000IA
Flathead County08/30/2000IA
Flathead Indian Reservation08/30/2000IA
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation08/30/2000IA
Gallatin County08/30/2000IA
Garfield County08/30/2000IA
Glacier County08/30/2000IA
Golden Valley County08/30/2000IA
Granite County08/30/2000IA
Hill County08/30/2000IA
Jefferson County08/30/2000IA
Judith Basin County08/30/2000IA
Lake County08/30/2000IA
Lewis and Clark County08/30/2000IA
Liberty County08/30/2000IA
Lincoln County08/30/2000IA
Madison County08/30/2000IA
Meagher County08/30/2000IA
Mineral County08/30/2000IA
Missoula County08/30/2000IA
Musselshell County08/30/2000IA
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation08/30/2000IA
Park County08/30/2000IA
Petroleum County08/30/2000IA
Phillips County08/30/2000IA
Pondera County08/30/2000IA
Powder River County08/30/2000IA
Powell County08/30/2000IA
Prairie County08/30/2000IA
Ravalli County08/30/2000IA
Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation08/30/2000IA
Rosebud County08/30/2000IA
Sanders County08/30/2000IA
Silver Bow County08/30/2000IA
Stillwater County08/30/2000IA
Sweet Grass County08/30/2000IA
Teton County08/30/2000IA
Toole County08/30/2000IA
Treasure County08/30/2000IA
Wheatland County08/30/2000IA
Yellowstone County08/30/2000IA

IH: Individuals and Households. IA: Individual Assistance. PA: Public Assistance. HM: Hazard Mitigation.

Declaration details

FEMA number
DR-1340-MT
Type
Major disaster
Incident type
Fire
Title
Wildfires
Individual Assistance deadline
10/30/2000
Closed out
12/23/2008

The President declares a major disaster when damage is beyond what state and local governments can handle. It can open individual aid for households and public assistance for repairs.

FEMA page for DR-1340-MT

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/27/2026

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