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CountyWhitman County, Washington
Whitman County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Whitman County runs between 2005 and 2024, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Wildfires in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $9.7 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for buildings and equipment.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 7 | $4,461,366 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 6 | $3,059,831 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 23 | $1,327,323 |
| Debris removal(A) | 7 | $382,048 |
| Management costs(Z) | 3 | $204,487 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 3 | $169,067 |
| Utilities(F) | 1 | $85,590 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 1 | $2,344 |
| All categories | 51 | $9,692,056 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 3
- Severe Storm 2
- Biological 2
- 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 Whitman County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Feb 15, 2024 | DR-4759-WA | DR |
| Fire | Feb 4, 2021 | DR-4584-WA | DR |
| Fire | Sep 8, 2020 | FM-5355-WA | FM |
| Biological | Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4481-WA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3427-WA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jan 15, 2016 | DR-4249-WA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1825-WA | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3227-WA | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 8 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2024 | DR-4759-WA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Feb 4, 2021 | DR-4584-WA | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds |
| Sep 8, 2020 | FM-5355-WA | FM | Fire | Babb Fire |
| Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4481-WA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3427-WA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jan 15, 2016 | DR-4249-WA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1825-WA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3227-WA | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
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.