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Carbon County, Montana

Carbon County recorded 10 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Carbon County, MT

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

10
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
2
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2026
Most recent
$15.3M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Carbon County runs between 2000 and 2023, covering 10 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $15.3 million 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 30009
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
12.4
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 12.4% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status34.2
Household characteristics26.2
Racial and ethnic minority status21.1
Housing type and transportation2.6

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
59.8
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$16.3MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability74.8Relatively High
Community resilience64.1Relatively High

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)58$11,313,545
Emergency protective measures(B)17$2,108,487
Utilities(F)9$763,883
Management costs(Z)9$760,328
Buildings and equipment(E)4$213,647
Debris removal(A)5$109,507
Parks and recreation(G)5$76,207
All categories107$15,345,604

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 5-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 158 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.

DR-4902 2026$60K
136 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2023$198K
202 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storm And Flooding 2022$14.3M
61 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$53K
350 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2018$40K
180 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2011$699K
54 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 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.

492
valid registrations
257
households approved
$2,501,105
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$2,108,369
Rental assistance$213,072
Other needs$175,745

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.

$3,142,390
federal mitigation share
8
funded projects
1
property mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)6$3,081,390
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)2$61,000

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 Carbon County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FloodOct 11, 2023DR-4745-MTDR
FloodJun 16, 2022DR-4655-MTDR
FireJun 16, 2021FM-5392-MTFM
BiologicalMar 31, 2020DR-4508-MTDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3476-MTEM
FloodOct 31, 2018DR-4405-MTDR
Severe StormJun 17, 2011DR-1996-MTDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3253-MTEM
FireAug 30, 2000DR-1340-MTDR
FireAug 28, 2000FM-2326-MTFM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 10 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Oct 11, 2023DR-4745-MTDRFloodFlooding
Jun 16, 2022DR-4655-MTDRFloodSevere Storm And Flooding
Jun 16, 2021FM-5392-MTFMFireRobertson Draw Fire
Mar 31, 2020DR-4508-MTDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3476-MTEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 31, 2018DR-4405-MTDRFloodFlooding
Jun 17, 2011DR-1996-MTDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 13, 2005EM-3253-MTEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Aug 30, 2000DR-1340-MTDRFireWildfires
Aug 28, 2000FM-2326-MTFMFireMt - Willie Fire
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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 Montana'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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