14 CFR 91.137 32 Preserved

14 CFR 91.137: Temporary Flight Restrictions in Disaster and Hazard Areas

Complete archive and guide to emergency aerial firefighting, hurricane response, and search and rescue airspace restrictions.

Key facts

Hazard and Disaster flight restrictions are established pursuant to 14 CFR 91.137.
Primary requesting entities: US Forest Service (USFS), CAL FIRE, FEMA, and state emergency management agencies.
Historical archive contains 32 preserved records in this category.
Typical operational duration spans 24 to 168 hours.

Regulatory Framework & Authority

Under 14 CFR 91.137, the Federal Aviation Administration exercises regulatory power to restrict airspace access to safeguard life, property, or government operations.

Authorized Requesting Agencies: US Forest Service (USFS), CAL FIRE, FEMA, and state emergency management agencies.

Operational Footprint & Dimensions

Typical restrictions in this category last approximately 24 to 168 hours. All captured records are permanently archived with their full version diffs.

Archive Count: 32 records preserved since August 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions (14 CFR 91.137)

What activates a 14 CFR 91.137 firefighting TFR?

When incident commanders deploy aerial firefighting assets (air tankers, lead planes, and water-dropping helicopters), a 91.137(a)(2) restriction clears the airspace of private aircraft to prevent collisions in smoky terrain.

Preserved Hazard and Disaster Airspace Records

32 Total Captured

NOTAM ID	Title & Location	Subcategory	State	Status	Effective Window (UTC)
6/1004	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Titusville, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	expired	2026-08-28
6/1007	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Newark, NJ	Disaster and Incident Response	NJ	expired	2026-08-31
6/1008	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations San Francisco, CA	Disaster and Incident Response	CA	expired	2026-09-01
6/1009	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Denver, CO	Disaster and Incident Response	CO	removed_early	2026-09-02
6/1015	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Wallops Island, VA	Disaster and Incident Response	VA	expired	2026-09-08
6/1028	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Phoenix, AZ	Disaster and Incident Response	AZ	active	2026-09-21
6/1033	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations New York, NY	Disaster and Incident Response	NY	cancelled	2026-09-15
6/1040	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Daytona Beach, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	removed_early	2026-09-06
6/1043	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Teterboro, NJ	Disaster and Incident Response	NJ	expired	2026-09-18
6/1046	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Indianapolis, IN	Disaster and Incident Response	IN	expired	2026-09-12
6/1056	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations New York, NY	Disaster and Incident Response	NY	expired	2026-09-03
6/1059	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations New York, NY	Disaster and Incident Response	NY	expired	2026-09-10
6/1061	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Los Angeles, CA	Disaster and Incident Response	CA	expired	2026-08-30
6/1064	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Titusville, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	cancelled	2026-08-28
6/1073	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Morristown, NJ	Disaster and Incident Response	NJ	expired	2026-09-06
6/1079	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Titusville, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	expired	2026-09-03
6/1081	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Philadelphia, PA	Disaster and Incident Response	PA	removed_early	2026-09-15
6/1088	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Daytona Beach, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	removed_early	2026-09-04
6/1094	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Titusville, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	expired	2026-09-09
6/1096	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Fort Lauderdale, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	expired	2026-09-04
6/1118	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Los Angeles, CA	Disaster and Incident Response	CA	expired	2026-09-09
6/1123	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Harlingen, TX	Disaster and Incident Response	TX	removed_early	2026-09-08
6/1125	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Fort Lauderdale, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	expired	2026-09-08
6/1132	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Titusville, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	cancelled	2026-08-28
6/1159	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Hawthorne, CA	Disaster and Incident Response	CA	active	2026-09-22
6/1162	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Atlanta, GA	Disaster and Incident Response	GA	expired	2026-09-14
6/1189	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Boise, ID	Disaster and Incident Response	ID	cancelled	2026-09-19
6/1204	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations West Palm Beach, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	expired	2026-09-16
6/1206	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations West Palm Beach, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	expired	2026-08-28
6/1209	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Teterboro, NJ	Disaster and Incident Response	NJ	expired	2026-09-14
6/1212	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Melbourne, FL	Disaster and Incident Response	FL	expired	2026-09-02
6/1213	Wildfire Firefighting Aerial Operations Redding, CA	Disaster and Incident Response	CA	expired	2026-09-11

Source: FAA tfr.faa.gov and System Operations NOTAM publication. Captured: 2026-09-23 23:00 UTC. Permanent record preserved by TFR Archive under public domain principles.