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San Juan County, Washington

San Juan County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: San Juan County, WA

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

8
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2022
Most recent
$4.3M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for San Juan County runs between 2003 and 2022, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2022. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $4.3 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 53055
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
15.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 15.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status24.2
Household characteristics9.2
Racial and ethnic minority status37.2
Housing type and transportation21.8

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
35.4
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$9.9MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability61.0Relatively High
Community resilience95.8Very 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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)14$3,405,879
Emergency protective measures(B)16$795,322
Utilities(F)2$123,968
Debris removal(A)2$10,707
Management costs(Z)1$2,265
All categories35$4,338,141

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 5-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 153 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.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2022$568K
142 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2020$3.2M
165 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$475K
292 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tidal Surge, Landslides, And Mudslides 2006$136K
65 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 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.

2
valid registrations
2
households approved
$3,462
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$1,034
Other needs$2,428

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.

$414,920
federal mitigation share
4
funded projects
1
property mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)2$310,575
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)2$104,345

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 San Juan County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FloodJan 5, 2022DR-4635-WADR
FloodApr 23, 2020DR-4539-WADR
BiologicalMar 22, 2020DR-4481-WADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3427-WAEM
Severe StormFeb 14, 2007DR-1682-WADR
Severe StormMay 17, 2006DR-1641-WADR
Coastal StormSep 7, 2005EM-3227-WAEM
Severe StormNov 7, 2003DR-1499-WADR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 8 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jan 5, 2022DR-4635-WADRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Apr 23, 2020DR-4539-WADRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 22, 2020DR-4481-WADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3427-WAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Feb 14, 2007DR-1682-WADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 17, 2006DR-1641-WADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Tidal Surge, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sep 7, 2005EM-3227-WAEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Nov 7, 2003DR-1499-WADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
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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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