FEMA fax number for disaster assistance documents
This is the fax number FEMA publishes for documents on a disaster assistance application, with the official page it came from and the date we last checked it.
Disaster assistance documents
1-800-827-8112
2026-09-23 yesterday Agency website Fax this number
FEMA publishes this number for documents on an existing application. It is not a way to apply: a new application starts at DisasterAssistance.gov, by phone, or at a disaster recovery centre.
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We never add a number because someone faxed it. A number appears here only if the agency published it. A delivered fax can confirm a number, but it can never create one.
What FEMA asks you to send
FEMA asks for more information when an application cannot move forward without it, and the letter it sends you names what is missing. These are the documents its own guidance lists:
- Your insurance settlement information
- An insurance denial letter, including a denial because the damage did not exceed your deductible
- Proof that you had no insurance
- Anything else the letter FEMA sent you asks for by name
Before you send
FEMA publishes no page limit and no cover-sheet specification for a faxed submission. What it does ask is that a submission carries enough to be matched to your file, so put on the first page:
- Your full name as it appears on the application
- Your FEMA application number
- The address of the damaged property
- A phone number FEMA can reach you on
Send copies and keep your originals. FEMA says this directly about documents it receives, and nothing you fax comes back.
There is a deadline on the letter, not on this page. FEMA gives you a date to respond by and it is printed on the letter that asked for the documents. We do not publish it here, because it is specific to your application.
Uploading is the alternative FEMA names first. If you can sign in to your account at DisasterAssistance.gov, the Upload Center puts documents straight into your file. Fax is the route when you have paper and no scanner, and a disaster recovery centre will scan documents for you in person.
Keep your delivery confirmation. If FEMA has no record of what you sent, that confirmation is the only proof you hold of what went out and when.
Send it from your phone
Photograph each page with your phone camera, or upload a PDF.
Add a cover sheet with your name, your FEMA application number, and a phone number.
Check every page in the preview before anything goes out.
Enter the number above. We check that the line can receive.
Pay $2.99 and watch it send. If it is not delivered, you are not charged.
Pay only when delivery is confirmed
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- No charge if your fax does not go through
- Email receipt with delivery time, page count, and a link to view the document you sent
Questions about faxing FEMA
What is the FEMA fax number for documents?
FEMA publishes 1-800-827-8112 for documents on a disaster assistance application. The number and the page it came from are above, with the date we last checked it.
Can I apply for assistance by fax?
No. This number is for documents on an application that already exists. You apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, by calling the FEMA helpline, or in person at a disaster recovery centre.
What should I put on the cover sheet?
Enough for FEMA to match the pages to your file: your name as it appears on the application, your application number, the damaged property address, and a phone number. FEMA does not publish a required cover-sheet format, so we do not print one as though it did.
Should I fax or upload?
Upload if you can sign in to your DisasterAssistance.gov account, because that puts the documents straight into your file. Fax when you are holding paper and have no scanner, which after a disaster is common.
Is there a page limit?
FEMA publishes none. ProntoFax sends up to 25 pages in one fax, and you can send more than one fax if you have more than that.