Disaster Data / States / Colorado / Rio Grande County
CountyRio Grande County, Colorado
Rio Grande County recorded 6 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 2 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Rio Grande County runs between 2002 and 2020, covering 6 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: Rio Grande County, CO
Most common hazards
- Fire 3
- 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 Rio Grande County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4498-CO | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3436-CO | EM |
| Fire | Jun 21, 2013 | FM-5031-CO | FM |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3224-CO | EM |
| Fire | Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1421-CO | DR |
| Fire | Jun 19, 2002 | FM-2428-CO | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 6 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4498-CO | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3436-CO | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jun 21, 2013 | FM-5031-CO | FM | Fire | West Fork Fire Complex |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3224-CO | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1421-CO | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Jun 19, 2002 | FM-2428-CO | FM | Fire | Million 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.