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Burke County, North Dakota

Burke County recorded 13 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Burke County, ND

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

13
Declarations since FY2000
10
Major disasters (DR)
3
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2026
Most recent
$9.9M
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for Burke County runs between 2000 and 2023, covering 13 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, snowstorm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $9.9 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.

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 38013
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
3.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 3.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status1.6
Household characteristics31.9
Racial and ethnic minority status15.7
Housing type and transportation8.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
1.0
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$2.0MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability10.6Very Low
Community resilience58.4Relatively Moderate

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
Utilities(F)18$8,598,968
Roads and bridges(C)63$702,524
Management costs(Z)1$530,038
Emergency protective measures(B)10$37,942
All categories92$9,869,472

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 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 120 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.

Flooding 2023$30K
160 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Flooding 2022$8.6M
146 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2021$51K
106 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$12K
135 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm 2011$421K
54 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2011$453K
65 days to first federal obligation
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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 Burke County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FloodJul 5, 2023DR-4717-NDDR
Severe StormJul 13, 2022DR-4660-NDDR
Severe StormSep 1, 2021DR-4613-NDDR
BiologicalApr 1, 2020DR-4509-NDDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3477-NDEM
Severe StormMay 20, 2011DR-1986-NDDR
FloodMay 10, 2011DR-1981-NDDR
Severe StormFeb 26, 2010DR-1879-NDDR
SnowstormNov 21, 2005DR-1616-NDDR
Coastal StormSep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEM
Severe StormMay 5, 2004DR-1515-NDDR
SnowstormApr 2, 2004EM-3196-NDEM
Severe StormJun 27, 2000DR-1334-NDDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 13 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 5, 2023DR-4717-NDDRFloodFlooding
Jul 13, 2022DR-4660-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Flooding
Sep 1, 2021DR-4613-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Apr 1, 2020DR-4509-NDDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3477-NDEMBiologicalCovid-19
May 20, 2011DR-1986-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
May 10, 2011DR-1981-NDDRFloodFlooding
Feb 26, 2010DR-1879-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Nov 21, 2005DR-1616-NDDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Record And/Or Near Record Snow
Sep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 5, 2004DR-1515-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation
Apr 2, 2004EM-3196-NDEMSnowstormSnow
Jun 27, 2000DR-1334-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding And Ground Saturation
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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 North Dakota'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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