Disaster Data / States / Utah / Salt Lake County
CountySalt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 3 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Salt Lake County runs between 2005 and 2021, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Straight-Line Winds in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, biological, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $471.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
Highlighted: Salt Lake County, UT
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) | 158 | $435,823,180 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 33 | $21,616,782 |
| Management costs(Z) | 24 | $5,825,732 |
| Debris removal(A) | 21 | $5,111,587 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 9 | $1,730,321 |
| Utilities(F) | 5 | $667,180 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 9 | $234,914 |
| All categories | 259 | $471,009,696 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 3
- Biological 2
- Flood 1
- Earthquake 1
- Severe Storm 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 Salt Lake County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Aug 14, 2021 | FM-5408-UT | FM |
| Severe Storm | Jan 12, 2021 | DR-4578-UT | DR |
| Earthquake | Jul 9, 2020 | DR-4548-UT | DR |
| Biological | Apr 4, 2020 | DR-4525-UT | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3478-UT | EM |
| Fire | Jun 29, 2012 | FM-2991-UT | FM |
| Flood | Aug 8, 2011 | DR-4011-UT | DR |
| Fire | Sep 19, 2010 | FM-2859-UT | FM |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3223-UT | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 9 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2021 | FM-5408-UT | FM | Fire | Parleys Canyon Fire |
| Jan 12, 2021 | DR-4578-UT | DR | Severe Storm | Straight-Line Winds |
| Jul 9, 2020 | DR-4548-UT | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake And Aftershocks |
| Apr 4, 2020 | DR-4525-UT | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3478-UT | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jun 29, 2012 | FM-2991-UT | FM | Fire | Rose Crest Fire |
| Aug 8, 2011 | DR-4011-UT | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Sep 19, 2010 | FM-2859-UT | FM | Fire | Machine Gun Fire |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3223-UT | 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 Utah'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.