Disaster Data / States / Oregon / Josephine County
CountyJosephine County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 11 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
Highlighted: Josephine County, OR
Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for Josephine County runs between 2002 and 2025, covering 19 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $8.6 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 78.2% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.
Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation
The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation
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) | 45 | $7,467,503 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 12 | $774,186 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 17 | $190,428 |
| Debris removal(A) | 8 | $66,885 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 6 | $50,782 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 2 | $27,476 |
| Utilities(F) | 1 | $6,533 |
| Management costs(Z) | 2 | $4,767 |
| All categories | 93 | $8,588,560 |
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 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 188 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.
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.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Other needs | $290,368 |
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.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP) | 6 | $736,428 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 1 | $33,225 |
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Josephine County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Storm | Jul 22, 2025 | DR-4881-OR | DR |
| Fire | Sep 15, 2020 | DR-4562-OR | DR |
| Fire | Sep 10, 2020 | FM-5369-OR | FM |
| Biological | Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4499-OR | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3429-OR | EM |
| Fire | Sep 3, 2018 | FM-5275-OR | FM |
| Fire | Jul 19, 2018 | FM-5256-OR | FM |
| Severe Storm | Aug 8, 2017 | DR-4328-OR | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jan 25, 2017 | DR-4296-OR | DR |
| Fire | Aug 31, 2016 | FM-5153-OR | FM |
| Fire | Aug 9, 2015 | FM-5096-OR | FM |
| Fire | Aug 2, 2013 | FM-5039-OR | FM |
| Fire | Jul 28, 2013 | FM-5037-OR | FM |
| Fire | Jul 19, 2013 | FM-5036-OR | FM |
| Severe Storm | Mar 20, 2006 | DR-1632-OR | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3228-OR | EM |
| Fire | Aug 25, 2005 | FM-2579-OR | FM |
| Fire | Aug 4, 2004 | FM-2539-OR | FM |
| Fire | Jul 28, 2002 | FM-2453-OR | FM |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 19 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2025 | DR-4881-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 15, 2020 | DR-4562-OR | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds |
| Sep 10, 2020 | FM-5369-OR | FM | Fire | Slater Fire |
| Mar 28, 2020 | DR-4499-OR | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3429-OR | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Sep 3, 2018 | FM-5275-OR | FM | Fire | Hugo Road Fire |
| Jul 19, 2018 | FM-5256-OR | FM | Fire | Garner Fire Complex |
| Aug 8, 2017 | DR-4328-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jan 25, 2017 | DR-4296-OR | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Aug 31, 2016 | FM-5153-OR | FM | Fire | Gold Canyon Fire |
| Aug 9, 2015 | FM-5096-OR | FM | Fire | Krauss Lane Fire |
| Aug 2, 2013 | FM-5039-OR | FM | Fire | Brimstone Fire |
| Jul 28, 2013 | FM-5037-OR | FM | Fire | Douglas Fire Complex |
| Jul 19, 2013 | FM-5036-OR | FM | Fire | Pacifica Fire |
| 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 |
| Aug 25, 2005 | FM-2579-OR | FM | Fire | Deer Creek Fire |
| Aug 4, 2004 | FM-2539-OR | FM | Fire | Or-Redwood Highway Wildfire-08-04-2004 |
| Jul 28, 2002 | FM-2453-OR | FM | Fire | Or - Biscuit Fire - 07/28/02 |
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.
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