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Umatilla County, Oregon

Umatilla County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Umatilla County, OR

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

9
Declarations since FY2000
5
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
2
Fire management (FM)
Aug 2026
Most recent
$15.3M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Umatilla County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Wildfires in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $15.3 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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 41059
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
92.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 92.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status67.0
Household characteristics96.2
Racial and ethnic minority status74.5
Housing type and transportation98.5

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$40.0MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability59.6Relatively Moderate
Community resilience15.9Very Low

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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)17$7,307,230
Water control facilities(D)2$3,883,852
Utilities(F)8$1,330,553
Parks and recreation(G)12$969,040
Management costs(Z)13$720,805
Debris removal(A)13$606,318
Emergency protective measures(B)21$420,532
Buildings and equipment(E)6$18,737
All categories92$15,257,067

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 8-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.

Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2020$7.9M
200 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$145K
214 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2019$7.2M
177 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms 2004$15K
57 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 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.

337
valid registrations
196
households approved
$2,366,727
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$1,827,282
Rental assistance$236,877
Other needs$296,882

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.

$4,991,863
federal mitigation share
10
funded projects
32
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)10$4,991,863

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Umatilla County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireJan 1, 2025DR-4854-ORDR
FireJul 21, 2024FM-5514-ORFM
FloodApr 3, 2020DR-4519-ORDR
BiologicalMar 28, 2020DR-4499-ORDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3429-OREM
FloodJul 9, 2019DR-4452-ORDR
Coastal StormSep 7, 2005EM-3228-OREM
Severe StormFeb 19, 2004DR-1510-ORDR
FireAug 15, 2001FM-2375-ORFM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jan 1, 2025DR-4854-ORDRFireWildfires
Jul 21, 2024FM-5514-ORFMFireBattle Mountain Fire Complex
Apr 3, 2020DR-4519-ORDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 28, 2020DR-4499-ORDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3429-OREMBiologicalCovid-19
Jul 9, 2019DR-4452-ORDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sep 7, 2005EM-3228-OREMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 19, 2004DR-1510-ORDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
Aug 15, 2001FM-2375-ORFMFireOr Bridge Creek Fires 2375
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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.

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