{"data":{"id":"us/44-cfr-204.22","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 CFR 204.22","heading":"Submitting a request for a fire management assistance declaration.","body":"The Governor of a State, or the Governor's Authorized Representative (GAR), may submit a request for a fire management assistance declaration. The request must be submitted while the fire is burning uncontrolled and threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. The request must be submitted to the Regional Administrator and should address the relevant criteria listed in § 204.21, with supporting documentation that contains factual data and professional estimates on the fire or fire complex. To ensure that FEMA can process a State's request for a fire management assistance declaration as expeditiously as possible, the State should transmit the request by telephone, promptly followed by written documentation.","path":["Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER D—DISASTER ASSISTANCE","PART 204—FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM","Subpart B—Declaration Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-44.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"956a9b738e5678ff594c17e44072b748afc4b806153dc0b0245e3bdb129a3731","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/44-cfr-204.21","next":"us/44-cfr-204.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}