Disaster Data / States / Colorado / El Paso County
CountyEl Paso County, Colorado
El Paso County recorded 14 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for El Paso County runs between 2002 and 2023, covering 14 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $38.2 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for water control facilities.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Water control facilities(D) | 49 | $12,582,801 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 57 | $11,756,520 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 54 | $7,324,146 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 69 | $4,528,185 |
| Utilities(F) | 12 | $828,451 |
| Debris removal(A) | 14 | $651,547 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 11 | $302,748 |
| Management costs(Z) | 4 | $219,388 |
| All categories | 270 | $38,193,786 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 5
- Flood 4
- 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 El Paso County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | Aug 25, 2023 | DR-4731-CO | DR |
| 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 | Jul 26, 2013 | DR-4134-CO | DR |
| Fire | Jun 11, 2013 | FM-5027-CO | FM |
| Fire | Jun 28, 2012 | DR-4067-CO | DR |
| Fire | Jun 24, 2012 | FM-2984-CO | FM |
| Snowstorm | Jan 7, 2007 | EM-3270-CO | EM |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3224-CO | EM |
| Snowstorm | Apr 9, 2003 | EM-3185-CO | EM |
| Fire | Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1421-CO | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 14 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | DR-4731-CO | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| 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 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | DR-4134-CO | DR | Fire | Black Forest Wildfire |
| Jun 11, 2013 | FM-5027-CO | FM | Fire | Black Forest Fire |
| Jun 28, 2012 | DR-4067-CO | DR | Fire | High Park And Waldo Canyon Wildfires |
| Jun 24, 2012 | FM-2984-CO | FM | Fire | Waldo Canyon Fire |
| Jan 7, 2007 | EM-3270-CO | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3224-CO | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Apr 9, 2003 | EM-3185-CO | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1421-CO | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
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.