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CountyHoughton County, Michigan
Houghton County recorded 6 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.
The federal disaster record for Houghton 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 flood, biological, and hurricane. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $25.2 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) | 121 | $17,964,693 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 14 | $3,029,290 |
| Debris removal(A) | 17 | $1,303,795 |
| Management costs(Z) | 9 | $1,272,855 |
| Utilities(F) | 8 | $780,767 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 2 | $398,892 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 4 | $341,537 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 10 | $105,743 |
| All categories | 185 | $25,197,572 |
Most common hazards
- Flood 3
- Biological 2
- Hurricane 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Houghton County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Mar 27, 2020 | DR-4494-MI | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3455-MI | EM |
| Flood | Aug 2, 2018 | DR-4381-MI | DR |
| Flood | Jun 18, 2013 | DR-4121-MI | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3225-MI | EM |
| Flood | May 6, 2002 | DR-1413-MI | DR |
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 27, 2020 | DR-4494-MI | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3455-MI | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 2, 2018 | DR-4381-MI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jun 18, 2013 | DR-4121-MI | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3225-MI | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| May 6, 2002 | DR-1413-MI | DR | Flood | Flooding |
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 Michigan'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.