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CountyBoulder County, Colorado
Boulder County recorded 17 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 7 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Boulder County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 17 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $243.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.
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Federal Public Assistance by category
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Roads and bridges(C) | 56 | $85,775,135 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 62 | $65,219,642 |
| Debris removal(A) | 21 | $26,563,684 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 152 | $23,006,651 |
| Utilities(F) | 54 | $16,342,929 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 39 | $15,041,342 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 57 | $9,145,989 |
| Management costs(Z) | 12 | $1,943,565 |
| All categories | 453 | $243,038,937 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 9
- Flood 3
- Biological 2
- Snowstorm 2
- Coastal Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Boulder County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Jul 31, 2024 | FM-5525-CO | FM |
| Fire | Dec 31, 2021 | DR-4634-CO | DR |
| Fire | Dec 30, 2021 | FM-5423-CO | FM |
| Fire | Oct 17, 2020 | FM-5379-CO | FM |
| Biological | Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4498-CO | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3436-CO | EM |
| Flood | Jul 16, 2015 | DR-4229-CO | DR |
| Flood | Sep 14, 2013 | DR-4145-CO | DR |
| Flood | Sep 12, 2013 | EM-3365-CO | EM |
| Fire | Sep 6, 2010 | FM-2855-CO | FM |
| Fire | Jan 7, 2009 | FM-2793-CO | FM |
| Snowstorm | Jan 7, 2007 | EM-3270-CO | EM |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3224-CO | EM |
| Fire | Oct 29, 2003 | FM-2509-CO | FM |
| Snowstorm | Apr 9, 2003 | EM-3185-CO | EM |
| Fire | Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1421-CO | DR |
| Fire | Sep 16, 2000 | FM-2338-CO | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 17 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2024 | FM-5525-CO | FM | Fire | Stone Mountain Fire |
| Dec 31, 2021 | DR-4634-CO | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds |
| Dec 30, 2021 | FM-5423-CO | FM | Fire | Marshall Fire |
| Oct 17, 2020 | FM-5379-CO | FM | Fire | Calwood Fire |
| Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4498-CO | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3436-CO | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jul 16, 2015 | DR-4229-CO | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 14, 2013 | DR-4145-CO | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 12, 2013 | EM-3365-CO | EM | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 6, 2010 | FM-2855-CO | FM | Fire | Four Mile Canyon Fire |
| Jan 7, 2009 | FM-2793-CO | FM | Fire | Olde Stage Fire |
| Jan 7, 2007 | EM-3270-CO | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3224-CO | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Oct 29, 2003 | FM-2509-CO | FM | Fire | Co - Overland Wildfire - 10/29/2003 |
| Apr 9, 2003 | EM-3185-CO | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1421-CO | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Sep 16, 2000 | FM-2338-CO | FM | Fire | Co - Eldorado Fire |
How these numbers are built
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Colorado's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.