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Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

Name: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Pottawatomie County recorded 36 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 22 major disasters, 8 emergencies, and 6 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Pottawatomie County, OK

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

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Mar 2025

Most recent

$23.1M

Federal PA obligated (top: buildings and equipment)

The federal disaster record for Pottawatomie County runs between 2000 and 2025, covering 36 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, severe ice storm, and fire. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $23.1 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for buildings and equipment.

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 40125

CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI

75.0

overall percentile nationally

Approximately 75.0% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status72.7

Household characteristics66.9

Racial and ethnic minority status65.6

Housing type and transportation69.7

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025

82.3

overall risk score

Relatively Moderate

Expected annual loss$36.7MRelatively Low

NRI social vulnerability75.0Relatively High

Community resilience54.2Relatively 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.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Buildings and equipment(E)	67	$6,254,423
Debris removal(A)	46	$6,202,212
Roads and bridges(C)	167	$3,463,365
Emergency protective measures(B)	86	$3,319,649
Parks and recreation(G)	19	$2,680,978
Utilities(F)	24	$614,506
Management costs(Z)	11	$523,481
Water control facilities(D)	1	$44,647
All categories	421	$23,103,261

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 156 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 Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes 2023$15.9M

199 days to first federal obligation

Severe Winter Storm 2020$467K

114 days to first federal obligation

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$74K

466 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2019$161K

289 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2015$1.4M

72 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2013$757K

77 days to first federal obligation

Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 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.

4,167

valid registrations

1,322

households approved

$6,498,673

total IHP approved

Assistance type	Approved amount
Repair and replacement	$4,140,385
Rental assistance	$720,244
Other needs	$1,630,800

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.

$20,669,858

federal mitigation share

funded projects

properties mitigated

Program	Projects	Federal share obligated
Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM)	1	$10,000,000
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)	4	$5,403,288
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)	9	$5,036,022
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)	1	$230,548

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 13
Severe Ice Storm 10
Fire 7
Tornado 3
Biological 2
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 Pottawatomie County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Fire	Mar 15, 2025	FM-5563-OK	FM
Fire	Mar 15, 2025	FM-5565-OK	FM
Tornado	Apr 30, 2024	DR-4776-OK	DR
Tornado	Apr 24, 2023	DR-4706-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 29, 2022	DR-4657-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Feb 24, 2021	DR-4587-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Feb 17, 2021	EM-3555-OK	EM
Severe Ice Storm	Dec 21, 2020	DR-4575-OK	DR
Biological	Apr 5, 2020	DR-4530-OK	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3462-OK	EM
Severe Storm	Jun 1, 2019	DR-4438-OK	DR
Fire	Mar 16, 2018	FM-5230-OK	FM
Severe Storm	May 26, 2015	DR-4222-OK	DR
Tornado	May 20, 2013	DR-4117-OK	DR
Fire	Aug 31, 2011	FM-2953-OK	FM
Severe Storm	May 13, 2011	DR-1985-OK	DR
Fire	Mar 12, 2011	FM-2872-OK	FM
Severe Storm	Feb 2, 2011	EM-3316-OK	EM
Severe Storm	May 24, 2010	DR-1917-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Mar 5, 2010	DR-1883-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Feb 25, 2010	DR-1876-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jan 30, 2010	EM-3308-OK	EM
Severe Ice Storm	Dec 18, 2007	DR-1735-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Dec 10, 2007	EM-3280-OK	EM
Severe Storm	Aug 24, 2007	DR-1718-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jul 7, 2007	DR-1712-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 7, 2007	DR-1707-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Feb 1, 2007	DR-1678-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Jan 14, 2007	EM-3272-OK	EM
Fire	Jan 10, 2006	DR-1623-OK	DR
Fire	Jan 2, 2006	FM-2602-OK	FM
Hurricane	Sep 5, 2005	EM-3219-OK	EM
Severe Storm	May 10, 2003	DR-1465-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Feb 1, 2002	DR-1401-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Jan 5, 2001	DR-1355-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Dec 28, 2000	EM-3158-OK	EM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 36 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Mar 15, 2025	FM-5563-OK	FM	Fire	East Thunderbird Fire
Mar 15, 2025	FM-5565-OK	FM	Fire	Clear Pond Fire
Apr 30, 2024	DR-4776-OK	DR	Tornado	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Apr 24, 2023	DR-4706-OK	DR	Tornado	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
Jun 29, 2022	DR-4657-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Feb 24, 2021	DR-4587-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Feb 17, 2021	EM-3555-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Dec 21, 2020	DR-4575-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Apr 5, 2020	DR-4530-OK	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3462-OK	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Jun 1, 2019	DR-4438-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Mar 16, 2018	FM-5230-OK	FM	Fire	Shumach Fire Complex
May 26, 2015	DR-4222-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 20, 2013	DR-4117-OK	DR	Tornado	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Aug 31, 2011	FM-2953-OK	FM	Fire	Twin Lakes Fire Complex
May 13, 2011	DR-1985-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Mar 12, 2011	FM-2872-OK	FM	Fire	Shawnee Fire
Feb 2, 2011	EM-3316-OK	EM	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
May 24, 2010	DR-1917-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds
Mar 5, 2010	DR-1883-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Feb 25, 2010	DR-1876-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Jan 30, 2010	EM-3308-OK	EM	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Dec 18, 2007	DR-1735-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Dec 10, 2007	EM-3280-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Aug 24, 2007	DR-1718-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 7, 2007	DR-1712-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Jun 7, 2007	DR-1707-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
Feb 1, 2007	DR-1678-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Jan 14, 2007	EM-3272-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms And Flooding
Jan 10, 2006	DR-1623-OK	DR	Fire	Extreme Wildfire Threat
Jan 2, 2006	FM-2602-OK	FM	Fire	Bethel Acres Fire
Sep 5, 2005	EM-3219-OK	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 10, 2003	DR-1465-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes
Feb 1, 2002	DR-1401-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm
Jan 5, 2001	DR-1355-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm
Dec 28, 2000	EM-3158-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter And Ice Storm

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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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