Polk County, Tennessee

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

Polk County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Feb 2026

Most recent

$459K

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Polk County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and hurricane. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $459,114 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)	7	$241,373
Debris removal(A)	3	$147,350
Emergency protective measures(B)	6	$36,326
Utilities(F)	1	$34,065
All categories	17	$459,114

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 8
Biological 2
Hurricane 1
Fire 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	Apr 2, 2025	EM-3625-TN	EM
Severe Storm	Jun 17, 2024	DR-4792-TN	DR
Severe Storm	May 17, 2023	DR-4712-TN	DR
Severe Storm	Apr 24, 2020	DR-4541-TN	DR
Biological	Apr 2, 2020	DR-4514-TN	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3473-TN	EM
Severe Storm	Mar 16, 2012	DR-4060-TN	DR
Severe Storm	May 1, 2011	DR-1974-TN	DR
Hurricane	Sep 5, 2005	EM-3217-TN	EM
Severe Storm	Oct 7, 2004	DR-1568-TN	DR
Severe Storm	May 8, 2003	DR-1464-TN	DR
Fire	Nov 3, 2001	FM-2387-TN	FM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 12 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Apr 2, 2025	EM-3625-TN	EM	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jun 17, 2024	DR-4792-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 17, 2023	DR-4712-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornado
Apr 24, 2020	DR-4541-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Apr 2, 2020	DR-4514-TN	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3473-TN	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Mar 16, 2012	DR-4060-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And
May 1, 2011	DR-1974-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding
Sep 5, 2005	EM-3217-TN	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Oct 7, 2004	DR-1568-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
May 8, 2003	DR-1464-TN	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Nov 3, 2001	FM-2387-TN	FM	Fire	Tn - Chattanooga Fire Complex - 11/03/01

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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 Tennessee'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.