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Meagher County, Montana

Meagher County recorded 6 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 3 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Meagher County, MT

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

6
Declarations since FY2000
3
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Mar 2020
Most recent
$94K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Meagher County runs between 2000 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 severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $94,182 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 30059
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
1.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 1.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status10.9
Household characteristics3.8
Racial and ethnic minority status18.6
Housing type and transportation3.1

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
2.8
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$2.2MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability51.1Relatively Moderate
Community resilience15.5Very 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)6$62,523
Emergency protective measures(B)2$31,659
All categories8$94,182

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 3-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 132 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$29K
189 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2011$65K
76 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 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.

3
valid registrations
3
households approved
$18,026
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$18,026

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalMar 31, 2020DR-4508-MTDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3476-MTEM
Severe StormJun 17, 2011DR-1996-MTDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3253-MTEM
FireAug 30, 2000DR-1340-MTDR
FireJul 24, 2000FM-2314-MTFM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 6 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Mar 31, 2020DR-4508-MTDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3476-MTEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 17, 2011DR-1996-MTDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 13, 2005EM-3253-MTEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Aug 30, 2000DR-1340-MTDRFireWildfires
Jul 24, 2000FM-2314-MTFMFireMt - Central Zone 3B Fire Complex
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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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