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Churchill County, Nevada

Churchill County recorded 6 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 2 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is biological.

Highlighted: Churchill County, NV

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

6
Declarations since FY2000
2
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2020
Most recent
$3.0M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Churchill County runs between 2005 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 biological, snowstorm, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $3.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

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 32001
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
62.7
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 62.7% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status51.6
Household characteristics77.0
Racial and ethnic minority status65.2
Housing type and transportation53.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
47.3
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$15.5MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability31.7Relatively Low
Community resilience11.3Very 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
Emergency protective measures(B)21$2,093,353
Roads and bridges(C)2$503,172
Water control facilities(D)9$316,077
Parks and recreation(G)1$27,387
Management costs(Z)1$7,462
Debris removal(A)1$6,484
All categories35$2,953,935

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 9-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 114 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$201K
138 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides 2017$2.5M
193 days to first federal obligation
DR-1738 2008$260K
121 days to first federal obligation
DR-1629 2006$24K
108 days to first federal obligation
Snow 2005$5K
49 days to first federal obligation
Record And/Or Near Record Snow 2005$5K
54 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr9 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.

28
valid registrations
19
households approved
$68,798
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$68,798

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.

$160,017
federal mitigation share
2
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$98,517
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC)1$61,500

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalApr 4, 2020DR-4523-NVDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3443-NVEM
Severe StormMar 27, 2017DR-4307-NVDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3243-NVEM
SnowstormFeb 23, 2005EM-3204-NVEM
SnowstormFeb 17, 2005EM-3202-NVEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 6 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 4, 2020DR-4523-NVDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3443-NVEMBiologicalCovid-19
Mar 27, 2017DR-4307-NVDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Sep 13, 2005EM-3243-NVEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 23, 2005EM-3204-NVEMSnowstormSnow
Feb 17, 2005EM-3202-NVEMSnowstormRecord And/Or Near Record Snow
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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 Nevada'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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