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Grant County, Washington

Grant County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 3 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 4 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Grant County, WA

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

9
Declarations since FY2000
3
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
4
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2023
Most recent
$3.9M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Grant County runs between 2005 and 2023, 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 fire, biological, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $3.9 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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 53025
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
93.1
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 93.1% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status83.2
Household characteristics88.9
Racial and ethnic minority status86.6
Housing type and transportation92.7

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
76.9
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$29.0MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability64.9Relatively High
Community resilience7.8Very Low

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
Roads and bridges(C)15$1,864,704
Utilities(F)5$1,339,997
Parks and recreation(G)5$350,288
Emergency protective measures(B)8$251,095
Buildings and equipment(E)6$68,494
Debris removal(A)3$6,233
All categories42$3,880,811

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 10-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 90 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.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$221K
355 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides 2017$2.3M
102 days to first federal obligation
DR-4188 2014$0
78 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, And Mudslides 2007$1.4M
77 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr9 yr10 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.

67
valid registrations
56
households approved
$316,432
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$316,432

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.

$478,794
federal mitigation share
5
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)4$440,430
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$38,364

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.

1
state declarations with local storm evidence
38
statewide on record

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

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

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Grant County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireJul 11, 2023FM-5469-WAFM
BiologicalMar 22, 2020DR-4481-WADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3427-WAEM
FireAug 12, 2018FM-5271-WAFM
FireJul 20, 2018FM-5257-WAFM
FloodApr 21, 2017DR-4309-WADR
FireSep 9, 2012FM-5013-WAFM
Severe StormFeb 14, 2007DR-1682-WADR
Coastal StormSep 7, 2005EM-3227-WAEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 11, 2023FM-5469-WAFMFireBaird Springs Fire
Mar 22, 2020DR-4481-WADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3427-WAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Aug 12, 2018FM-5271-WAFMFireGrass Valley Fire
Jul 20, 2018FM-5257-WAFMFireBuckshot Fire
Apr 21, 2017DR-4309-WADRFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides
Sep 9, 2012FM-5013-WAFMFireBarker Canyon Fire
Feb 14, 2007DR-1682-WADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sep 7, 2005EM-3227-WAEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
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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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