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Dewey County, Oklahoma

Dewey County recorded 31 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 22 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Dewey County, OK

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

31
Declarations since FY2000
22
Major disasters (DR)
7
Emergencies (EM)
2
Fire management (FM)
Mar 2026
Most recent
$9.7M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Dewey County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 31 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, severe ice storm, and fire. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $9.7 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 40043
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
33.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 33.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status43.2
Household characteristics36.5
Racial and ethnic minority status53.3
Housing type and transportation19.8

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
15.6
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$5.8MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability46.9Relatively Moderate
Community resilience48.7Relatively 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
Roads and bridges(C)162$8,740,324
Emergency protective measures(B)37$623,825
Debris removal(A)15$254,709
Utilities(F)6$26,824
Parks and recreation(G)1$6,946
Management costs(Z)4$378
All categories225$9,653,006

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 8-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 301 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.

Severe Winter Storm 2020$926K
102 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2019$1.5M
305 days to first federal obligation
Wildfires 2018$423K
147 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2017$1.4M
454 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm 2017$336K
298 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms And Flooding 2016$983K
428 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 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.

20
valid registrations
17
households approved
$115,211
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$115,211

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.

$26,000
federal mitigation share
5
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)5$26,000

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireMar 14, 2025FM-5557-OKFM
Severe Ice StormFeb 24, 2021DR-4587-OKDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 17, 2021EM-3555-OKEM
Severe Ice StormDec 21, 2020DR-4575-OKDR
BiologicalApr 5, 2020DR-4530-OKDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3462-OKEM
Severe StormJun 1, 2019DR-4438-OKDR
FireJun 25, 2018DR-4373-OKDR
FireApr 13, 2018FM-5232-OKFM
Severe StormMay 26, 2017DR-4315-OKDR
Severe StormFeb 10, 2017DR-4299-OKDR
Severe StormFeb 10, 2016DR-4256-OKDR
Severe Ice StormDec 29, 2015DR-4247-OKDR
Severe StormMay 26, 2015DR-4222-OKDR
Severe StormApr 8, 2013DR-4109-OKDR
Severe StormFeb 2, 2011EM-3316-OKEM
Severe Ice StormMar 5, 2010DR-1883-OKDR
Severe StormFeb 25, 2010DR-1876-OKDR
Severe StormJan 30, 2010EM-3308-OKEM
Severe StormOct 9, 2008DR-1803-OKDR
Severe StormJul 9, 2008DR-1775-OKDR
Severe Ice StormDec 10, 2007EM-3280-OKEM
Severe StormAug 24, 2007DR-1718-OKDR
Severe StormJul 7, 2007DR-1712-OKDR
Severe StormJun 7, 2007DR-1707-OKDR
Severe StormFeb 1, 2007DR-1678-OKDR
Severe Ice StormJan 14, 2007EM-3272-OKEM
FireJan 10, 2006DR-1623-OKDR
HurricaneSep 5, 2005EM-3219-OKEM
Severe Ice StormFeb 1, 2002DR-1401-OKDR
Severe StormJun 29, 2001DR-1384-OKDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 31 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Mar 14, 2025FM-5557-OKFMFire840 Road Fire
Feb 24, 2021DR-4587-OKDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Feb 17, 2021EM-3555-OKEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Dec 21, 2020DR-4575-OKDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Apr 5, 2020DR-4530-OKDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3462-OKEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 1, 2019DR-4438-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jun 25, 2018DR-4373-OKDRFireWildfires
Apr 13, 2018FM-5232-OKFMFireRhea Fire Complex
May 26, 2017DR-4315-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Feb 10, 2017DR-4299-OKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Feb 10, 2016DR-4256-OKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding
Dec 29, 2015DR-4247-OKDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding
May 26, 2015DR-4222-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Apr 8, 2013DR-4109-OKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Feb 2, 2011EM-3316-OKEMSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Mar 5, 2010DR-1883-OKDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Feb 25, 2010DR-1876-OKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Jan 30, 2010EM-3308-OKEMSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Oct 9, 2008DR-1803-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 9, 2008DR-1775-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Dec 10, 2007EM-3280-OKEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Aug 24, 2007DR-1718-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 7, 2007DR-1712-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Jun 7, 2007DR-1707-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
Feb 1, 2007DR-1678-OKDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
Jan 14, 2007EM-3272-OKEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding
Jan 10, 2006DR-1623-OKDRFireExtreme Wildfire Threat
Sep 5, 2005EM-3219-OKEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 1, 2002DR-1401-OKDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm
Jun 29, 2001DR-1384-OKDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
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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 Oklahoma'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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