Disaster Data / States / Colorado / Elbert County
CountyElbert County, Colorado
Elbert County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.
The federal disaster record for Elbert County runs between 2002 and 2023, covering 8 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 flood, biological, and snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.4 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) | 14 | $2,037,746 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 14 | $237,162 |
| Debris removal(A) | 3 | $84,559 |
| Management costs(Z) | 2 | $31,377 |
| All categories | 33 | $2,390,844 |
Most common hazards
- Flood 2
- Biological 2
- Snowstorm 2
- Fire 1
- 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 Elbert 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 |
| 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 8 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 |
| 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.