Disaster Data / States / Montana / Sanders County
CountySanders County, Montana
Sanders County recorded 10 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 3 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 5 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Sanders County runs between 2000 and 2023, covering 10 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 flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $67,028 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) | 3 | $67,028 |
| All categories | 3 | $67,028 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 6
- Biological 2
- Flood 1
- 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 Sanders County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Aug 19, 2023 | FM-5480-MT | FM |
| Biological | Mar 31, 2020 | DR-4508-MT | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3476-MT | EM |
| Fire | Sep 10, 2017 | FM-5210-MT | FM |
| Fire | Sep 10, 2017 | FM-5211-MT | FM |
| Flood | Apr 17, 2014 | DR-4172-MT | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3253-MT | EM |
| Fire | Aug 12, 2003 | FM-2489-MT | FM |
| Fire | Aug 30, 2000 | DR-1340-MT | DR |
| Fire | Aug 14, 2000 | FM-2320-MT | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 10 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2023 | FM-5480-MT | FM | Fire | River Road East Fire |
| Mar 31, 2020 | DR-4508-MT | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3476-MT | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Sep 10, 2017 | FM-5210-MT | FM | Fire | Highway 200 Fire Complex |
| Sep 10, 2017 | FM-5211-MT | FM | Fire | Moose Peak Fire |
| Apr 17, 2014 | DR-4172-MT | DR | Flood | Ice Jams And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3253-MT | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 12, 2003 | FM-2489-MT | FM | Fire | Mt-Cherry Creek Fire -08/06/03 |
| Aug 30, 2000 | DR-1340-MT | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Aug 14, 2000 | FM-2320-MT | FM | Fire | Mt - Northwestern Zone 1 Fire Complex |
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.