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Archive of Emergency Declarations 2025

Federal Emergency Declarations by FMCSA


Description:  WSC-MSC-SSC-ESC - Regional Emergency Declaration No. 2025-001 - Heating Fuel
State:  ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING
Effective: 01/10/2025 | Expires on:  01/31/2025; In accordance with 49 CFR § 390.23, this Emergency Declaration is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until the end of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5T) or until 11:59 P.M. (ET), January 31, 2025, whichever is earlier. FMCSA intends to continually review the status of this Emergency Declaration and the relief granted herein. As necessary, FMCSA may take action to modify the Emergency Declaration, including modification of the transportations and commodities covered by the Emergency Declaration, extend, or terminate the Emergency Declaration if conditions warrant.


Description:  SSC - Extension of Emergency Declarations - Hurricanes Helene and Milton - 11-22-2024
State:  FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE
Effective: 11/22/2024 | Expires on:  This Extension of Emergency Declarations shall remain in effect until the end of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5T) until 11:59 P.M. (ET) on:

  • December 2, 2024 for the State of Florida; 
  • December 11, 2024 for the State of Georgia; and
  • December 26, 2024 for the States of North Carolina and Tennessee.

Description: November 08, 2024SSC Amended Extension of Emergency Declarations - Hurricanes Helene and Milton - Nos. 2024-008 and 2024-010
Effective: 11/08/2024 | Expires on: 11/26/2024; In accordance with 49 CFR § 390.25, this Amended Extension of Emergency Declarations is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until the end of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5T) or until 11:59 P.M. (ET), November 26, 2024, whichever is earlier. FMCSA intends to continually review the status of this Declaration and the relief granted herein. As necessary, FMCSA may take action to modify this Amended Extension of Emergency Declarations, including modification of the transportations and commodities covered by the Amended Extension of Emergency Declarations, and extend, or terminate the Declaration if conditions warrant.


Federal Emergency Declarations by FMCSA Service Centers


Description: SSC October 17, 2024SSC - Emergency Declaration - Hurricane Milton - No. 2024-010 - 10-17-2024 (Florida)
Effective: 10/17/2024 | Expires on: 11/04/2024; In accordance with 49 CFR §§ 390.23 and 390.25, this Declaration is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until the end of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5T) or until 11:59 P.M. (ET), November 4, 2024, whichever is earlier. FMCSA intends to continually review the status of this Declaration and the relief granted herein. As necessary, FMCSA may take action to modify this Declaration, including modification of the transportations and commodities covered by the Declaration, and extend, or terminate the Declaration if conditions warrant.


Federal Notice of Enforcement Discretion Determination


Description: October 4, 2024NOTICE OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION DETERMINATION No. 2024-009
Effective: 10/04/2024 | Expires on: TBD; This Notice will expire upon the expiration of Regional Declaration of Emergency and Extension of State Declarations 2024-008, including any future extensions.


State Emergency Declarations by State


Florida


Description: Florida EO-24-214 Tropical Storm Milton
Effective: 10/05/2024| Expires on: 12/04/2024; This Executive Order shall expire sixty (60) days from this date unless extended.


Georgia


Description: Georgia Emergency Declaration 01.09.25.01
Effective: 01/09/2025| Expires on: 01/14/2025


Kansas


Description: Kansas Guidance on Temporary Relief from Certain Motor Carrier Rules and Regulations 01.03.2025
Effective: 01/03/2025| Expires on: 01/18/2025


Description: Kansas State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation 1/4/2025
Effective: 01/04/2025| Expires on: 01/19/2025


Kentucky


Description: Kentucky Declaration of Emergency 113879
Effective: 01/04/2025| Expires on: 01/19/2025


Maryland


Description: Maryland Executive Order 01.01.2025.02
Effective: 01/01/2025| Expires on: TBD


Missouri


Description: Missouri Emergency Order 25-01
Effective: 01/03/2025| Expires on: 01/13/2025


New Mexico


Description: New Mexico Executive-Order-2024-155
Effective: 10/21/2024| Expires on: This Order shall remain in effect until all authorized funds are expended or no longer necessary to provide emergency assistance.


Oklahoma


Description: Oklahoma Suspension of Application of 49 C.F.R. § 395.3 for Delivery Drivers of Residential Heating Fuel
Effective: 01/05/2025| Expires on: 01/18/2025


South Carolina


Description: SC 2024-11-07 Executive Order No. 2024-33 - State of Emergency to Address Flooding & Other Dangerous Conditions
Effective: 11/07/2024| Expires on: 11/21/2024


Texas


Description: Texas- Disaster Declaration for Wildfires 10/14/2024
Effective: 10/14/2024| Expires on: 10/28/2024


Virginia


Description: Virginia Winter Weather Waiver 01092025
Effective: 01/09/2025| Expires on: 1/13/2025; This waiver is effective beginning January 9, 2025, until January 13, 2025, and includes an exemption in coordination with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management which activates the FMSCA Section 390.23 Relief of Regulations including hours of service. This waiver only pertains to statewide shippers and carriers associated with emergency relief efforts.


Description: Virginia Executive Order 44-2025
Effective: 01/03/2025| Expires on: 01/19/2025