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Sevier County, Utah

Sevier County recorded 6 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 3 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.

Highlighted: Sevier County, UT

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

6
Declarations since FY2000
3
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2025
Most recent
$251K
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Sevier County runs between 2005 and 2025, covering 6 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, biological, and coastal storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $251,497 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

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 49041
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
28.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 28.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status37.0
Household characteristics19.3
Racial and ethnic minority status24.9
Housing type and transportation41.6

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
22.7
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$10.1MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability13.8Very Low
Community resilience56.1Relatively Moderate

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
Emergency protective measures(B)13$139,680
Roads and bridges(C)18$110,885
Buildings and equipment(E)1$932
All categories32$251,497

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 1-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 45 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.

Flooding 2011$109K
70 days to first federal obligation
Flooding And Landslides 2005$142K
21 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 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.

12
valid registrations
10
households approved
$61,376
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$61,376

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.

$524,408
federal mitigation share
2
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$521,691
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)1$2,717

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 Sevier County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireJul 16, 2025FM-5600-UTFM
BiologicalApr 4, 2020DR-4525-UTDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3478-UTEM
FloodAug 8, 2011DR-4011-UTDR
Coastal StormSep 5, 2005EM-3223-UTEM
FloodAug 1, 2005DR-1598-UTDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 6 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 16, 2025FM-5600-UTFMFireMonroe Canyon Fire
Apr 4, 2020DR-4525-UTDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3478-UTEMBiologicalCovid-19
Aug 8, 2011DR-4011-UTDRFloodFlooding
Sep 5, 2005EM-3223-UTEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Aug 1, 2005DR-1598-UTDRFloodFlooding And Landslides
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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 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.

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