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Elmore County, Idaho

Elmore County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Elmore County, ID

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

8
Declarations since FY2000
4
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
2
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2020
Most recent
$672K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Elmore County runs between 2000 and 2020, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $671,691 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 16039
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
81.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 81.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status88.0
Household characteristics67.5
Racial and ethnic minority status65.4
Housing type and transportation65.0

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
52.0
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$21.7MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability12.2Very Low
Community resilience8.1Very Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)11$600,245
Emergency protective measures(B)4$42,512
Management costs(Z)1$24,478
Debris removal(A)1$4,457
All categories17$671,692

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 192 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$37K
544 days to first federal obligation
Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2017$505K
192 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms And Flooding 2017$130K
97 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

11
valid registrations
8
households approved
$25,153
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$25,153

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$503,244
federal mitigation share
4
funded projects
2
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)3$470,437
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$32,807

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Elmore County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalApr 9, 2020DR-4534-IDDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3467-IDEM
FloodAug 27, 2017DR-4333-IDDR
FloodApr 21, 2017DR-4310-IDDR
FireAug 13, 2013FM-5043-IDFM
FireAug 15, 2012FM-5006-IDFM
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3244-IDEM
FireSep 1, 2000DR-1341-IDDR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 8 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 9, 2020DR-4534-IDDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3467-IDEMBiologicalCovid-19
Aug 27, 2017DR-4333-IDDRFloodFlooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Apr 21, 2017DR-4310-IDDRFloodSevere Winter Storms And Flooding
Aug 13, 2013FM-5043-IDFMFireElk Fire
Aug 15, 2012FM-5006-IDFMFireTrinity Ridge Fire
Sep 13, 2005EM-3244-IDEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Sep 1, 2000DR-1341-IDDRFireWildfires
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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 Idaho'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.

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