Polk County, Oregon

Name: Polk County, Oregon FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Polk County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Apr 2026

Most recent

$6.2M

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Polk County runs between 2004 and 2021, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $6.2 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)	146	$3,070,382
Debris removal(A)	21	$1,379,737
Utilities(F)	14	$961,445
Emergency protective measures(B)	40	$489,454
Parks and recreation(G)	9	$169,999
Buildings and equipment(E)	5	$62,995
Management costs(Z)	3	$26,640
All categories	238	$6,160,652

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 7
Biological 2
Flood 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 Polk County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Severe Storm	May 4, 2021	DR-4599-OR	DR
Biological	Mar 28, 2020	DR-4499-OR	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3429-OR	EM
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 11 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
May 4, 2021	DR-4599-OR	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Mar 28, 2020	DR-4499-OR	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3429-OR	EM	Biological	Covid-19
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

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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 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.