Disaster declarations and IRS tax relief in Florida
FEMA lists 5 federal disaster declarations for Florida since October 30, 2024 (2 major disasters, 1 emergency, 2 fire management); 2 include FEMA individual assistance.
FloridaChecked Oct 30, 2026
Disaster declarations and tax relief
The IRS has 1 open disaster notice for Florida, with federal tax deadlines postponed to February 8, 2027.
Latest FEMA declaration: DR-4955-FL (Hurricane Isaias), declared October 27, 2026.
5FEMA declarations since Oct 30, 2024
2with individual assistance
1open IRS notice
29counties in a declaration or IRS notice
Official notices, not advice. This page reports what FEMA and the IRS have published. Whether a postponed deadline or a FEMA program applies to you depends on where you live or do business and on your situation: check with the IRS or a tax professional, and apply for FEMA help only through DisasterAssistance.gov, FEMA's official site.
Open IRS tax relief in Florida
Notices whose postponed deadline has not passed yet (as of October 30, 2026).
OpenFL-2026-07 · published Oct 14, 2026 · updated Oct 22, 2026
Hurricane Isaias: deadlines postponed to February 8, 2027
“These taxpayers now have until Feb. 8, 2027, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.”
“Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington counties qualify for tax relief.”
The relief follows a FEMA disaster declaration. The new date has not passed yet (as of Oct 30, 2026). Read the IRS release FL-2026-07.
Counties in Florida
Each county page answers three questions: is there a federal declaration, does it include individual assistance, and has the IRS postponed tax deadlines.
Every federal declaration since October 30, 2024, newest first. "Areas" is the number of counties and other areas FEMA designated.
Declaration
Type
Incident period
Declared
Programs
Areas
DR-4955-FL Hurricane Isaias
Major disaster Hurricane
Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
Individual aid: yesPublic aid: yesMitigation: no
15
EM-3655-FL Hurricane Isaias
Emergency Tropical Storm
Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026
Oct 9, 2026
Individual aid: noPublic aid: yesMitigation: no
27
FM-5632-FL Cow Creek Fire
Fire management Fire
Apr 21, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
Individual aid: noPublic aid: yesMitigation: no
1
FM-5631-FL Railroad Complex Fire
Fire management Fire
Apr 19, 2026
Apr 22, 2026
Individual aid: noPublic aid: yesMitigation: no
2
DR-4844-FL Hurricane Milton
Major disaster Hurricane
Oct 5, 2024 – Nov 2, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
Individual aid: yesPublic aid: yesMitigation: yes
7
All other counties with a declaration or IRS notice (2)
County
Declarations
Latest
Individual aid
Clay County
1
FM-5631-FL
no
Putnam County
1
FM-5631-FL
no
These counties have no separate page: they have a declaration without individual assistance and no open IRS notice, or we found few searches about them.
Tribal and statewide areas in FEMA declarations
Big Cypress Indian Reservation (DR-4844-FL) · Brighton Indian Reservation (DR-4844-FL) · Fort Pierce Indian Reservation (DR-4844-FL) · Hollywood Indian Reservation (DR-4844-FL) · Immokalee Indian Reservation (DR-4844-FL) · Seminole Tribe of Florida (DR-4844-FL) · Tampa Reservation (DR-4844-FL)
Official links
DisasterAssistance.gov: FEMA's official site to apply for individual assistance or check an application.
Flood insurance in Florida: NFIP home policies cost a median $1,017 a year (968,533 homes insured on August 31, 2026). Most homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. See flood insurance costs in Florida.
