diff --git a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/__tests__/modal.events.test.ts b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/__tests__/modal.events.test.ts
index c5341a18c..6fa2a1dcf 100644
--- a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/__tests__/modal.events.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/__tests__/modal.events.test.ts
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ describe('USA Modal - Events', () => {
 
 		const overlay = document.querySelectorAll('.usa-modal-overlay');
 		await user.click(overlay[0]);
-		await expect(ModalCloseOverlayEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		await expect(modalClosedEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
 		await user.click(openers[0]);
 		await expect(modalOpenedEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
 
 		await user.keyboard('[Escape]');
-		await expect(ModalCloseEscapeEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		await expect(modalClosedEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.esc.event-details.ts b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.esc.event-details.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dc32b4f18..000000000
--- a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.esc.event-details.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { ModalEventDetails } from './modal.event-details';
-
-/**
- * Custom event details for the `modal:close.esc` event.
- */
-export type ModalCloseEscEventDetails = ModalEventDetails & {
-	target: HTMLElement;
-};
diff --git a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.event-details.ts b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.event-details.ts
index 2cfeea6d8..3f583552a 100644
--- a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.event-details.ts
+++ b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.event-details.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import { ModalEventDetails } from './modal.event-details';
 
+export enum ModalCloseAction {
+	KEY_ESCAPE = 'escape',
+	CLICK_OUTSIDE = 'outside',
+	CLOSE_BUTTON = 'close',
+	FOOTER_BUTTON = 'footer',
+	OTHER_BUTTON = 'other',
+}
+
 /**
  * Custom event details for the `modal:close` event.
  */
 export type ModalCloseEventDetails = ModalEventDetails & {
-	target: HTMLElement;
+	closeAction?: ModalCloseAction;
 };
diff --git a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.outside.event-details.ts b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.outside.event-details.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 875fc7125..000000000
--- a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.close.outside.event-details.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { ModalEventDetails } from './modal.event-details';
-
-/**
- * Custom event details for the `modal:close.outside` event.
- */
-export type ModalCloseOutsideEventDetails = ModalEventDetails & {
-	target: HTMLElement;
-};
diff --git a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.event-details.ts b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.event-details.ts
index f9cf83af5..f67e603a5 100644
--- a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.event-details.ts
+++ b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.event-details.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 export type ModalEventDetails = {
 	/** The `.usa-modal` element. */
 	modal: HTMLElement;
+	target: HTMLElement;
 };
diff --git a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.open.event-details.ts b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.open.event-details.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b71c3568..000000000
--- a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/event-details/modal.open.event-details.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { ModalEventDetails } from './modal.event-details';
-
-/**
- * Custom event details for the `modal:open` event.
- */
-export type ModalOpenEventDetails = ModalEventDetails & {
-	target: HTMLElement;
-};
diff --git a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/index.ts b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/index.ts
index 43fdf44b1..b15acf59a 100644
--- a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/index.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,5 @@ export { USAModal } from './modal.component';
 
 import type { ModalEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.event-details';
 import type { ModalCloseEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.close.event-details';
-import type { ModalCloseOutsideEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.close.outside.event-details';
-import type { ModalCloseEscEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.close.esc.event-details';
-import type { ModalOpenEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.open.event-details';
 
-export type {
-	ModalEventDetails,
-	ModalCloseEventDetails,
-	ModalCloseOutsideEventDetails,
-	ModalCloseEscEventDetails,
-	ModalOpenEventDetails,
-};
+export type { ModalEventDetails, ModalCloseEventDetails };
diff --git a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/modal.component.ts b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/modal.component.ts
index 5fdab6a4b..2961a2985 100644
--- a/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/modal.component.ts
+++ b/packages/ncids-js/src/components/usa-modal/modal.component.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * import '@nciocpl/ncids-js/usa-modal/auto-init';
  * ```
  *
- *  ## Advanced Options
+ * ## Advanced Options
  * If you need access to the modal instance to further customize your site,
  * you can manually initialize the modal:
  *
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@
  *
  *	// add handleModalOpen to button or link
  *	modalElements.addEventListener('click', (e) => modal.handleModalOpen(e), false);
- *
- *
  * ```
+ *
  * ## HTML Events
  *
  * The modal component will dispatch the following
@@ -93,8 +92,6 @@
  *
  * - `usa-modal:open`: Dispatched when the modal is opened. Includes details about the modal and the triggering element.
  * - `usa-modal:close`: Dispatched when the modal is closed from an element with the `data-close-modal` attribute.
- * - `usa-modal:close:outside`: Dispatched when the modal is closed by clicking outside the modal (on the overlay).
- * - `usa-modal:close:escape`: Dispatched when the modal is closed by pressing the Escape key.
  *
  * These events provide hooks for integrating with analytics or other JavaScript logic to enhance user interaction tracking.
  */
@@ -104,10 +101,9 @@ import { ModalContent } from './modal-content';
 import { ModalButtons } from './modal-buttons';
 import { FocusTrap } from '../../utils/focus-trap';
 import { scrollbarWidth } from './utils/scrollbar-width';
-import { ModalOpenEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.open.event-details';
+import { ModalEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.event-details';
 import { ModalCloseEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.close.event-details';
-import { ModalCloseOutsideEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.close.outside.event-details';
-import { ModalCloseEscEventDetails } from './event-details/modal.close.esc.event-details';
+import { ModalCloseAction } from './event-details/modal.close.event-details';
 
 export class USAModal {
 	/** The .usa-modal element. */
@@ -243,6 +239,15 @@ export class USAModal {
 		USAModal._components.set(this.modal, this);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the modal HTMLElement.
+	 *
+	 * @returns The modal HTMLElement.
+	 */
+	public getModalElement(): HTMLElement {
+		return this.modal;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Configures the modal wrapper element with necessary attributes for accessibility.
 	 * This includes setting ARIA attributes and ensuring the wrapper is visible.
@@ -419,7 +424,7 @@ export class USAModal {
 		this.modal.dispatchEvent(
 			new CustomEvent('usa-modal:open', {
 				bubbles: true,
-				detail: <ModalOpenEventDetails>{
+				detail: <ModalEventDetails>{
 					modal: this.modal,
 					target: mouseEvent.target,
 				},
@@ -434,20 +439,37 @@ export class USAModal {
 	 */
 	public handleModalClose(event: Event): void {
 		const mouseEvent = event as MouseEvent;
-		// Make sure we're only clicking on the close element
-		if (mouseEvent.target == mouseEvent.currentTarget) {
-			this.deActivateModal();
-
-			this.modal.dispatchEvent(
-				new CustomEvent('usa-modal:close', {
-					bubbles: true,
-					detail: <ModalCloseEventDetails>{
-						modal: this.modal,
-						target: mouseEvent.target,
-					},
-				})
-			);
+		// Check which button was clicked, close or footer buttons
+		const closeButton = mouseEvent.currentTarget as HTMLElement;
+		// Determine what button was clicked to close the modal
+		if (closeButton.classList.contains('usa-modal__close')) {
+			// If the close button was clicked
+			this.dispatchCloseEvent(ModalCloseAction.CLOSE_BUTTON, event);
+		} else if (closeButton.closest('.usa-modal__footer')) {
+			// If the button that was clicked was in the modal footer
+			this.dispatchCloseEvent(ModalCloseAction.FOOTER_BUTTON, event);
+		} else {
+			// Other button inside the modal (like a custom button in the content)
+			this.dispatchCloseEvent(ModalCloseAction.OTHER_BUTTON, event);
 		}
+		this.deActivateModal();
+	}
+
+	private dispatchCloseEvent(
+		closeAction: ModalCloseAction,
+		event: Event
+	): void {
+		const evt = event as Event;
+		this.modal.dispatchEvent(
+			new CustomEvent('usa-modal:close', {
+				bubbles: true,
+				detail: <ModalCloseEventDetails>{
+					modal: this.modal,
+					target: evt.target as HTMLElement,
+					closeAction: closeAction,
+				},
+			})
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -457,19 +479,10 @@ export class USAModal {
 	 */
 	private handleModalCloseOutside(event: Event): void {
 		const mouseEvent = event as MouseEvent;
-		// Make sure we're only clicking on the close element
+		// Make sure we're only clicking on the overlay element
 		if (mouseEvent.target == mouseEvent.currentTarget) {
+			this.dispatchCloseEvent(ModalCloseAction.CLICK_OUTSIDE, event);
 			this.deActivateModal();
-
-			this.modal.dispatchEvent(
-				new CustomEvent('usa-modal:close:outside', {
-					bubbles: true,
-					detail: <ModalCloseOutsideEventDetails>{
-						modal: this.modal,
-						target: mouseEvent.target,
-					},
-				})
-			);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -487,16 +500,8 @@ export class USAModal {
 				  Dismisses the modal if it is visible.
 				 */
 				if (this.modal) {
+					this.dispatchCloseEvent(ModalCloseAction.KEY_ESCAPE, event);
 					this.deActivateModal();
-
-					this.modal.dispatchEvent(
-						new CustomEvent('usa-modal:close:escape', {
-							bubbles: true,
-							detail: <ModalCloseEscEventDetails>{
-								target: keyboardEvent.target,
-							},
-						})
-					);
 				}
 
 				break;
diff --git a/testing/ncids-css-testing/src/stories/components/usa-modal/usa-modal.default.stories.jsx b/testing/ncids-css-testing/src/stories/components/usa-modal/usa-modal.default.stories.jsx
index bd58c65fa..4d524c7ca 100644
--- a/testing/ncids-css-testing/src/stories/components/usa-modal/usa-modal.default.stories.jsx
+++ b/testing/ncids-css-testing/src/stories/components/usa-modal/usa-modal.default.stories.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ export default {
 	title: 'Components/Modal/Default',
 	component: Component,
 	parameters: {
-		ncidsInitJs: () => USAModal.createAll(),
+		ncidsInitJs: () => {
+			USAModal.createAll();
+		},
 		css,
 	},
 };