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CountyDeschutes County, Oregon
Deschutes County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 10 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Deschutes County runs between 2002 and 2025, covering 16 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 fire, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $28.3 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 30 | $26,973,198 |
| Management costs(Z) | 4 | $1,252,528 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 7 | $123,368 |
| All categories | 41 | $28,349,094 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 11
- Severe Storm 2
- Biological 2
- 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 Deschutes County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Aug 23, 2025 | FM-5610-OR | FM |
| Fire | Aug 2, 2024 | FM-5527-OR | FM |
| Fire | Jun 25, 2024 | FM-5500-OR | FM |
| Fire | Jun 30, 2021 | FM-5394-OR | FM |
| Fire | Sep 15, 2020 | DR-4562-OR | DR |
| Biological | Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4499-OR | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3429-OR | EM |
| Fire | Aug 17, 2017 | FM-5196-OR | FM |
| Severe Storm | Aug 8, 2017 | DR-4328-OR | DR |
| Fire | Jun 8, 2014 | FM-5056-OR | FM |
| Fire | Sep 3, 2007 | FM-2727-OR | FM |
| Fire | Jul 27, 2006 | FM-2659-OR | FM |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3228-OR | EM |
| Severe Storm | Feb 19, 2004 | DR-1510-OR | DR |
| Fire | Aug 20, 2003 | FM-2493-OR | FM |
| Fire | Jul 29, 2002 | FM-2455-OR | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 16 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | FM-5610-OR | FM | Fire | Flat Fire |
| Aug 2, 2024 | FM-5527-OR | FM | Fire | Mile Marker 132 Fire |
| Jun 25, 2024 | FM-5500-OR | FM | Fire | Darlene 3 Fire |
| Jun 30, 2021 | FM-5394-OR | FM | Fire | 0419 Fire |
| 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 17, 2017 | FM-5196-OR | FM | Fire | Milli 0843 Cs Fire |
| Aug 8, 2017 | DR-4328-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jun 8, 2014 | FM-5056-OR | FM | Fire | Two Bulls Fire |
| Sep 3, 2007 | FM-2727-OR | FM | Fire | Gw Fire |
| Jul 27, 2006 | FM-2659-OR | FM | Fire | Black Crater Fire |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3228-OR | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Feb 19, 2004 | DR-1510-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Aug 20, 2003 | FM-2493-OR | FM | Fire | Or-Booth Fire-8-19-2003 |
| Jul 29, 2002 | FM-2455-OR | FM | Fire | Or - Cache Mountain Fire - 07/28/02 |
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.