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CountyColumbia County, Oregon
Columbia County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for Columbia County runs between 2004 and 2020, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $9.5 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roads and bridges(C) | 57 | $3,239,050 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 81 | $2,138,211 |
| Utilities(F) | 27 | $1,739,156 |
| Debris removal(A) | 42 | $1,285,850 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 31 | $983,435 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 6 | $78,566 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 1 | $24,661 |
| Management costs(Z) | 1 | $2,161 |
| All categories | 246 | $9,491,090 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 7
- Biological 2
- Flood 1
- Fire 1
- Coastal Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Columbia County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Sep 15, 2020 | DR-4562-OR | DR |
| Biological | Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4499-OR | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3429-OR | EM |
| Severe Storm | Aug 8, 2017 | DR-4328-OR | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 17, 2016 | DR-4258-OR | DR |
| Flood | Mar 2, 2012 | DR-4055-OR | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1824-OR | DR |
| Severe Storm | Dec 8, 2007 | DR-1733-OR | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 22, 2007 | DR-1683-OR | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 20, 2006 | DR-1632-OR | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3228-OR | EM |
| Severe Storm | Feb 19, 2004 | DR-1510-OR | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 12 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2020 | DR-4562-OR | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds |
| Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4499-OR | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3429-OR | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 8, 2017 | DR-4328-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Feb 17, 2016 | DR-4258-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Mar 2, 2012 | DR-4055-OR | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1824-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Record And Near Record Snow |
| Dec 8, 2007 | DR-1733-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Feb 22, 2007 | DR-1683-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Mar 20, 2006 | DR-1632-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3228-OR | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Feb 19, 2004 | DR-1510-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
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 Oregon'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.