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CountyTarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 10 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Tarrant County runs between 2000 and 2021, covering 19 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, fire, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $35.2 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) | 154 | $30,485,077 |
| Utilities(F) | 9 | $1,447,827 |
| Debris removal(A) | 33 | $875,725 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 23 | $748,186 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 29 | $655,411 |
| Management costs(Z) | 3 | $357,223 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 35 | $323,425 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 5 | $257,956 |
| All categories | 291 | $35,150,830 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 8
- Fire 3
- Severe Storm 2
- Biological 2
- Severe Ice Storm 2
- Tornado 1
- Other 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Tarrant County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Ice Storm | Feb 19, 2021 | DR-4586-TX | DR |
| Severe Ice Storm | Feb 14, 2021 | EM-3554-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 24, 2020 | EM-3540-TX | EM |
| Biological | Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4485-TX | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3458-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 25, 2017 | DR-4332-TX | DR |
| Severe Storm | May 29, 2015 | DR-4223-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2008 | EM-3294-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 29, 2008 | EM-3290-TX | EM |
| Fire | Mar 14, 2008 | EM-3284-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 18, 2007 | EM-3277-TX | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jun 29, 2007 | DR-1709-TX | DR |
| Fire | Jan 11, 2006 | DR-1624-TX | DR |
| Fire | Dec 28, 2005 | FM-2593-TX | FM |
| Hurricane | Sep 24, 2005 | DR-1606-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 21, 2005 | EM-3261-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 2, 2005 | EM-3216-TX | EM |
| Other | Feb 1, 2003 | EM-3171-TX | EM |
| Tornado | Apr 7, 2000 | DR-1323-TX | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 19 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2021 | DR-4586-TX | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Feb 14, 2021 | EM-3554-TX | EM | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Aug 24, 2020 | EM-3540-TX | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storms Marco And Laura |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4485-TX | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3458-TX | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 25, 2017 | DR-4332-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Harvey |
| May 29, 2015 | DR-4223-TX | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And Flooding |
| Sep 10, 2008 | EM-3294-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Ike |
| Aug 29, 2008 | EM-3290-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| Mar 14, 2008 | EM-3284-TX | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Aug 18, 2007 | EM-3277-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Dean |
| Jun 29, 2007 | DR-1709-TX | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jan 11, 2006 | DR-1624-TX | DR | Fire | Extreme Wildfire Threat |
| Dec 28, 2005 | FM-2593-TX | FM | Fire | Kennedale Fire |
| Sep 24, 2005 | DR-1606-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| Sep 21, 2005 | EM-3261-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| Sep 2, 2005 | EM-3216-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Feb 1, 2003 | EM-3171-TX | EM | Other | Loss Of The Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Apr 7, 2000 | DR-1323-TX | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding |
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 Texas'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.