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CountyBenton County, Washington
Benton County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.
The federal disaster record for Benton County runs between 2001 and 2020, covering 9 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 fire. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.2 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) | 9 | $1,284,166 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 9 | $882,820 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 1 | $14,528 |
| Management costs(Z) | 1 | $4,093 |
| All categories | 20 | $2,185,607 |
Most common hazards
- Flood 2
- Biological 2
- Fire 2
- 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 Benton County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4481-WA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3427-WA | EM |
| Flood | Apr 21, 2017 | DR-4309-WA | DR |
| Fire | Aug 1, 2016 | FM-5142-WA | FM |
| Fire | Aug 22, 2009 | FM-2827-WA | FM |
| Severe Storm | Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1825-WA | DR |
| Flood | Jan 30, 2009 | DR-1817-WA | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3227-WA | EM |
| Earthquake | Mar 1, 2001 | DR-1361-WA | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 9 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4481-WA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3427-WA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | DR-4309-WA | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides |
| Aug 1, 2016 | FM-5142-WA | FM | Fire | South Ward Gap Fire |
| Aug 22, 2009 | FM-2827-WA | FM | Fire | Dry Creek Fire Complex |
| Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1825-WA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow |
| Jan 30, 2009 | DR-1817-WA | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, And Flooding |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3227-WA | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Mar 1, 2001 | DR-1361-WA | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake |
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 Washington'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.