Disaster Data / States / Colorado / Garfield County
CountyGarfield County, Colorado
Garfield County recorded 10 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 2 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 6 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Garfield County runs between 2002 and 2020, covering 10 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, biological, and coastal storm.
Highlighted: Garfield County, CO
Most common hazards
- Fire 7
- Biological 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 Garfield County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Aug 19, 2020 | FM-5334-CO | FM |
| Fire | Aug 19, 2020 | FM-5335-CO | FM |
| Biological | Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4498-CO | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3436-CO | EM |
| Fire | Jun 19, 2007 | FM-2698-CO | FM |
| Fire | Sep 1, 2006 | FM-2672-CO | FM |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3224-CO | EM |
| Fire | Jul 31, 2002 | FM-2457-CO | FM |
| Fire | Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1421-CO | DR |
| Fire | Jun 8, 2002 | FM-2419-CO | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 10 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2020 | FM-5334-CO | FM | Fire | Grizzly Creek Fire |
| Aug 19, 2020 | FM-5335-CO | FM | Fire | Pine Gulch Fire |
| Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4498-CO | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3436-CO | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jun 19, 2007 | FM-2698-CO | FM | Fire | Newcastle Fire |
| Sep 1, 2006 | FM-2672-CO | FM | Fire | Red Apple Fire |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3224-CO | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jul 31, 2002 | FM-2457-CO | FM | Fire | Co - Panorama Fire - 07/31/02 |
| Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1421-CO | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Jun 8, 2002 | FM-2419-CO | FM | Fire | Coal Seam 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.