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Disaster Food Assistance in Utah

3 active FEMA disaster declarations in Utah as of July 29, 2026. 0 flagged D-SNAP-likely. 480 food pantries in our Utah directory available to help.

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Active FEMA disasters

IRON FIRE

Type: Fire Declared: 2026-06-21 Begin: 2026-06-19 End: ongoing

Programs declared: PA (Public)

Affected areas (3): Juab (County) · Tooele (County) · Utah (County)

COTTONWOOD FIRE

Type: Fire Declared: 2026-06-23 Begin: 2026-06-22 End: ongoing

Programs declared: PA (Public)

Affected areas (1): Beaver (County)

CHERRY FIRE

Type: Fire Declared: 2026-06-27 Begin: 2026-06-27 End: ongoing

Programs declared: PA (Public)

Affected areas (2): Juab (County) · Tooele (County)

D-SNAP eligibility (Utah)

D-SNAP (Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) provides emergency food benefits after a federal disaster declaration with the IH (Individual Household) program activated. You may qualify for D-SNAP even if you don't normally qualify for SNAP — eligibility is based on disaster-related expenses + income during the 30 days after the disaster.

Apply at: Your local SNAP office (in person, during the D-SNAP application window — typically 7-14 days)
Bring: Photo ID, proof of Utah residence in the affected area, proof of income, proof of disaster-related expenses (food loss, evacuation, repairs)
Benefit: Typically equal to one month of regular SNAP, loaded onto an EBT card within 3 days of approval
Even if you have no income, you can qualify if you experienced disaster-related expenses

National D-SNAP overview → · Apply for regular SNAP in Utah →

Find food in Utah now

Food in Utah: feedam.org/food-help/ut · 480 pantries listed
Apply for SNAP: feedam.org/apply-snap/ut
Apply for WIC: feedam.org/apply-wic/ut
Utah hunger atlas: feedam.org/atlas/ut · stats + breakdowns
Utah press release: feedam.org/press/ut · citation-ready announcement
Call 211: free, 24/7, multilingual

For journalists + emergency managers

Real-time disaster + food-assistance data:

/api/disasters/active?state=UT — JSON of active declarations
/atlas/ut — full Utah food-assistance footprint
/snapshot.json — single-pull comprehensive snapshot

Cite this page

Feed America. (July 29, 2026). Disaster Food Assistance in Utah.
feedam.org/disasters/ut.

Last updated: 2026-07-29 · Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations + Feed America D1 production database. Disaster data refreshes every 6 hours via scheduled worker. Methodology