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Pembina County, North Dakota

Pembina County recorded 22 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 17 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.

Highlighted: Pembina County, ND

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

22
Declarations since FY2000
17
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2023
Most recent
$12.4M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Pembina County runs between 2000 and 2023, covering 22 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $12.4 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 38067
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
12.1
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 12.1% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status19.3
Household characteristics14.0
Racial and ethnic minority status30.2
Housing type and transportation14.3

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
20.9
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$6.4MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability58.4Relatively Moderate
Community resilience31.9Relatively 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)295$5,842,836
Water control facilities(D)29$4,204,032
Emergency protective measures(B)93$1,202,996
Debris removal(A)54$552,256
Management costs(Z)7$245,205
Parks and recreation(G)17$177,275
Utilities(F)15$127,297
Buildings and equipment(E)1$1,854
All categories511$12,353,751

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 135 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$980K
183 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Flooding 2022$5.0M
118 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2020$410K
237 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2019$218K
153 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2017$255K
105 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2013$682K
82 days to first federal obligation
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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.

107
valid registrations
51
households approved
$150,107
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$65,024
Rental assistance$17,712
Other needs$66,798

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.

$3,597,802
federal mitigation share
19
funded projects
83
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)16$3,567,071
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)2$16,031
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$14,700

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 Pembina 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
FloodJul 9, 2020DR-4553-NDDR
BiologicalApr 1, 2020DR-4509-NDDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3477-NDEM
FloodJun 12, 2019DR-4444-NDDR
FloodJul 12, 2017DR-4323-NDDR
Severe StormJul 12, 2013DR-4128-NDDR
FloodMay 29, 2013DR-4118-NDDR
FloodApr 26, 2013EM-3364-NDEM
FloodMay 10, 2011DR-1981-NDDR
FloodApr 7, 2011EM-3318-NDEM
FloodApr 30, 2010DR-1907-NDDR
FloodMar 14, 2010EM-3309-NDEM
Severe StormMar 24, 2009DR-1829-NDDR
Severe StormJun 5, 2006DR-1645-NDDR
Coastal StormSep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEM
Severe StormJul 22, 2005DR-1597-NDDR
Severe StormMay 5, 2004DR-1515-NDDR
Severe StormSep 10, 2002DR-1431-NDDR
FloodMay 28, 2001DR-1376-NDDR
Severe StormJun 27, 2000DR-1334-NDDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 22 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 5, 2023DR-4717-NDDRFloodFlooding
Jul 13, 2022DR-4660-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Flooding
Jul 9, 2020DR-4553-NDDRFloodFlooding
Apr 1, 2020DR-4509-NDDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3477-NDEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 12, 2019DR-4444-NDDRFloodFlooding
Jul 12, 2017DR-4323-NDDRFloodFlooding
Jul 12, 2013DR-4128-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
May 29, 2013DR-4118-NDDRFloodFlooding
Apr 26, 2013EM-3364-NDEMFloodFlooding
May 10, 2011DR-1981-NDDRFloodFlooding
Apr 7, 2011EM-3318-NDEMFloodFlooding
Apr 30, 2010DR-1907-NDDRFloodFlooding
Mar 14, 2010EM-3309-NDEMFloodFlooding
Mar 24, 2009DR-1829-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Jun 5, 2006DR-1645-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation
Sep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jul 22, 2005DR-1597-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation
May 5, 2004DR-1515-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation
Sep 10, 2002DR-1431-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes
May 28, 2001DR-1376-NDDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation
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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