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CountyWashington County, Oregon
Washington County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 3 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Washington County runs between 2005 and 2024, covering 11 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 $35.7 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) | 149 | $33,853,745 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 21 | $845,312 |
| Management costs(Z) | 3 | $367,831 |
| Debris removal(A) | 8 | $347,755 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 24 | $130,208 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 1 | $87,004 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 4 | $63,217 |
| All categories | 210 | $35,695,072 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 5
- Severe Storm 3
- 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 Washington County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Aug 9, 2024 | FM-5529-OR | FM |
| Fire | Sep 15, 2020 | DR-4562-OR | DR |
| Fire | Sep 10, 2020 | EM-3542-OR | EM |
| Fire | Sep 10, 2020 | FM-5371-OR | FM |
| Fire | Sep 8, 2020 | FM-5358-OR | FM |
| 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 |
| Severe Storm | Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1824-OR | DR |
| Severe Storm | Dec 8, 2007 | DR-1733-OR | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3228-OR | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 11 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | FM-5529-OR | FM | Fire | Lee Falls Fire |
| Sep 15, 2020 | DR-4562-OR | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds |
| Sep 10, 2020 | EM-3542-OR | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Sep 10, 2020 | FM-5371-OR | FM | Fire | Chehalem Mountain Bald Peak Fire |
| Sep 8, 2020 | FM-5358-OR | FM | Fire | Powerline Fire |
| 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, 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 |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3228-OR | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
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.