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.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Apr 2026

Most recent

$6.5M

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 $6.5 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.

Highlighted: Chelan County, WA

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)	43	$1,955,556
Roads and bridges(C)	17	$1,199,034
Buildings and equipment(E)	3	$208,142
Debris removal(A)	6	$171,093
Parks and recreation(G)	4	$95,304
Management costs(Z)	2	$11,794
All categories	89	$6,525,008

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.