Evidence-backed facts
- OpenFEMA provides public dataset metadata, downloadable files, and RESTful API access to FEMA program and disaster-related datasets. informative
- The public API does not require registration or an API key, but public access does not authorize FEMA operational, case-management, assistance, or administrative actions. informative
- Clients must select a dataset and version and use supported filtering, field selection, ordering, top, skip, and metadata options to bound retrieval and pagination. informative
- OpenFEMA datasets have dataset-specific refresh, scope, suppression, and quality limits and do not establish personal eligibility, present emergency conditions, or an official response instruction. informative