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Chelan County, Washington

Name: Chelan County, Washington FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Chelan County recorded 44 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 30 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Chelan County, WA

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

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Aug 2026

Most recent

$6.7M

Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for Chelan County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 44 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding in 2022. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, severe storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $6.7 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.

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 53007

CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI

80.0

overall percentile nationally

Approximately 80.0% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status50.7

Household characteristics95.4

Racial and ethnic minority status71.0

Housing type and transportation81.3

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025

90.9

overall risk score

Relatively Moderate

Expected annual loss$88.5MRelatively Moderate

NRI social vulnerability48.6Relatively Moderate

Community resilience70.4Relatively High

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.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Utilities(F)	14	$2,884,085
Emergency protective measures(B)	45	$1,958,579
Roads and bridges(C)	17	$1,199,034
Buildings and equipment(E)	4	$307,641
Debris removal(A)	7	$186,197
Parks and recreation(G)	5	$116,887
Management costs(Z)	3	$13,592
All categories	95	$6,666,015

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 11-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 102 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.

DR-4906 2026$173K

101 days to first federal obligation

Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding 2022$513K

129 days to first federal obligation

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$1.2M

235 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2016$1.1M

97 days to first federal obligation

Wildfires And Mudslides 2015$2.6M

80 days to first federal obligation

Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow 2009$64K

103 days to first federal obligation

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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.

234

valid registrations

182

households approved

$1,314,268

total IHP approved

Assistance type	Approved amount
Repair and replacement	$416,521
Rental assistance	$36,195
Other needs	$861,552

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.

$11,440,861

federal mitigation share

funded projects

231

properties mitigated

Program	Projects	Federal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)	35	$8,402,761
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC)	3	$1,718,743
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)	2	$1,319,356

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

state declarations with local storm evidence

statewide on record

Archive coverage for Washington: 2013-present structured Governor proclamation archive; 2000-2012 unavailable

Signed	Order	Declaration	Hazards reported here	Reported damage
Dec 9, 2015	15-16	State of Emergency (Windstorms & Flooding)	Debris Flow, Flood	Not reported

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Fire 33
Severe Storm 5
Flood 2
Biological 2
Earthquake 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 Chelan County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Fire	Sep 26, 2025	FM-5614-WA	FM
Flood	Mar 29, 2022	DR-4650-WA	DR
Fire	Aug 18, 2021	FM-5414-WA	FM
Fire	Jul 14, 2021	FM-5398-WA	FM
Fire	Sep 7, 2020	FM-5352-WA	FM
Biological	Mar 22, 2020	DR-4481-WA	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3427-WA	EM
Fire	Aug 11, 2018	FM-5270-WA	FM
Fire	May 23, 2017	FM-5182-WA	FM
Fire	Aug 28, 2016	FM-5152-WA	FM
Severe Storm	Jan 15, 2016	DR-4249-WA	DR
Fire	Oct 20, 2015	DR-4243-WA	DR
Fire	Aug 21, 2015	EM-3372-WA	EM
Fire	Aug 14, 2015	FM-5100-WA	FM
Fire	Jun 29, 2015	FM-5087-WA	FM
Fire	Aug 6, 2014	FM-5072-WA	FM
Fire	Jul 23, 2014	EM-3371-WA	EM
Fire	Jul 17, 2014	FM-5061-WA	FM
Fire	Jul 10, 2014	FM-5059-WA	FM
Fire	Aug 21, 2013	FM-5048-WA	FM
Fire	Aug 10, 2013	FM-5042-WA	FM
Fire	Jul 30, 2013	FM-5038-WA	FM
Fire	Sep 20, 2012	FM-5020-WA	FM
Fire	Sep 13, 2012	FM-5018-WA	FM
Fire	Sep 12, 2012	FM-5017-WA	FM
Fire	Sep 10, 2012	FM-5015-WA	FM
Fire	Sep 9, 2012	FM-5012-WA	FM
Fire	Jul 29, 2009	FM-2823-WA	FM
Severe Storm	Mar 2, 2009	DR-1825-WA	DR
Flood	Jan 30, 2009	DR-1817-WA	DR
Fire	Jul 8, 2007	FM-2711-WA	FM
Severe Storm	Feb 14, 2007	DR-1682-WA	DR
Severe Storm	Dec 12, 2006	DR-1671-WA	DR
Fire	Sep 11, 2006	FM-2674-WA	FM
Coastal Storm	Sep 7, 2005	EM-3227-WA	EM
Fire	Aug 1, 2005	FM-2572-WA	FM
Fire	Aug 11, 2004	FM-2543-WA	FM
Fire	Jul 30, 2004	FM-2537-WA	FM
Severe Storm	Nov 7, 2003	DR-1499-WA	DR
Fire	Jul 20, 2002	FM-2449-WA	FM
Fire	Aug 17, 2001	FM-2379-WA	FM
Fire	Aug 14, 2001	FM-2374-WA	FM
Fire	Jul 28, 2001	FM-2368-WA	FM
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 44 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Sep 26, 2025	FM-5614-WA	FM	Fire	Lower Sugarloaf Fire
Mar 29, 2022	DR-4650-WA	DR	Flood	Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding
Aug 18, 2021	FM-5414-WA	FM	Fire	Twentyfive Mile Fire
Jul 14, 2021	FM-5398-WA	FM	Fire	Red Apple Fire
Sep 7, 2020	FM-5352-WA	FM	Fire	Apple Acres Fire
Mar 22, 2020	DR-4481-WA	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3427-WA	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Aug 11, 2018	FM-5270-WA	FM	Fire	Cougar Creek Fire
May 23, 2017	FM-5182-WA	FM	Fire	Spromberg Fire
Aug 28, 2016	FM-5152-WA	FM	Fire	Suncrest Fire
Jan 15, 2016	DR-4249-WA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Oct 20, 2015	DR-4243-WA	DR	Fire	Wildfires And Mudslides
Aug 21, 2015	EM-3372-WA	EM	Fire	Wildfires
Aug 14, 2015	FM-5100-WA	FM	Fire	Chelan Fire Complex
Jun 29, 2015	FM-5087-WA	FM	Fire	Sleepy Hollow Fire
Aug 6, 2014	FM-5072-WA	FM	Fire	Hansel Fire
Jul 23, 2014	EM-3371-WA	EM	Fire	Wildfires
Jul 17, 2014	FM-5061-WA	FM	Fire	Chiwaukum Fire
Jul 10, 2014	FM-5059-WA	FM	Fire	Mills Canyon Fire
Aug 21, 2013	FM-5048-WA	FM	Fire	Eagle Fire
Aug 10, 2013	FM-5042-WA	FM	Fire	Mile Post 10 Fire
Jul 30, 2013	FM-5038-WA	FM	Fire	Colockum Tarps Fire
Sep 20, 2012	FM-5020-WA	FM	Fire	Table Mountain Fire
Sep 13, 2012	FM-5018-WA	FM	Fire	Peavine Fire
Sep 12, 2012	FM-5017-WA	FM	Fire	Poison Fire
Sep 10, 2012	FM-5015-WA	FM	Fire	Byrd Canyon Fire
Sep 9, 2012	FM-5012-WA	FM	Fire	1St Canyon Fire
Jul 29, 2009	FM-2823-WA	FM	Fire	Union Valley Fire
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
Jul 8, 2007	FM-2711-WA	FM	Fire	Easy Street Fire
Feb 14, 2007	DR-1682-WA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, And Mudslides
Dec 12, 2006	DR-1671-WA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sep 11, 2006	FM-2674-WA	FM	Fire	Flick Creek Fire
Sep 7, 2005	EM-3227-WA	EM	Coastal Storm	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Aug 1, 2005	FM-2572-WA	FM	Fire	Dirty Face Fire
Aug 11, 2004	FM-2543-WA	FM	Fire	Wa-Fischer Wildfire-08-11-2004
Jul 30, 2004	FM-2537-WA	FM	Fire	Deep Harbor Fire
Nov 7, 2003	DR-1499-WA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
Jul 20, 2002	FM-2449-WA	FM	Fire	Wa - Deer Point Fire - 07/20/02
Aug 17, 2001	FM-2379-WA	FM	Fire	Wa - Rex Creek Fire Complex - 2379
Aug 14, 2001	FM-2374-WA	FM	Fire	Wa - Icicle Fire Complex - 2374
Jul 28, 2001	FM-2368-WA	FM	Fire	Wa - Union Valley Fire - 07/28/01
Mar 1, 2001	DR-1361-WA	DR	Earthquake	Earthquake

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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 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.

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