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CountyKing County, Washington
King County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 13 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for King County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $913.1 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) | 871 | $806,048,232 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 544 | $24,282,281 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 44 | $20,997,179 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 304 | $19,261,446 |
| Utilities(F) | 127 | $16,604,950 |
| Debris removal(A) | 367 | $14,507,307 |
| Management costs(Z) | 47 | $7,007,035 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 157 | $4,366,788 |
| All categories | 2,461 | $913,075,218 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 8
- Flood 3
- Biological 2
- Earthquake 1
- Coastal Storm 1
- Fire 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for King County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Storm | Apr 28, 2024 | DR-4775-WA | DR |
| Fire | Sep 10, 2022 | FM-5455-WA | FM |
| Flood | Apr 23, 2020 | DR-4539-WA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4481-WA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3427-WA | EM |
| Flood | Apr 21, 2017 | DR-4309-WA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 5, 2012 | DR-4056-WA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 25, 2011 | DR-1963-WA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1825-WA | DR |
| Flood | Jan 30, 2009 | DR-1817-WA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Dec 8, 2007 | DR-1734-WA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 14, 2007 | DR-1682-WA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Dec 12, 2006 | DR-1671-WA | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3227-WA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Nov 7, 2003 | DR-1499-WA | DR |
| 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 16 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2024 | DR-4775-WA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 10, 2022 | FM-5455-WA | FM | Fire | Bolt Creek Fire |
| Apr 23, 2020 | DR-4539-WA | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| 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 |
| Mar 5, 2012 | DR-4056-WA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Mar 25, 2011 | DR-1963-WA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| 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 |
| Dec 8, 2007 | DR-1734-WA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| 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 7, 2005 | EM-3227-WA | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Nov 7, 2003 | DR-1499-WA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| 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.