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CountyYakima County, Washington
Yakima County recorded 23 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 14 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Yakima County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 23 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, biological, and earthquake. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $8.4 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) | 34 | $7,854,938 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 9 | $238,863 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 8 | $175,784 |
| Management costs(Z) | 1 | $106,020 |
| Debris removal(A) | 2 | $15,301 |
| Utilities(F) | 1 | $2,307 |
| All categories | 55 | $8,393,213 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 17
- Biological 2
- Earthquake 1
- Flood 1
- Severe Storm 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 Yakima County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Jul 26, 2024 | FM-5521-WA | FM |
| Fire | Jul 23, 2024 | FM-5517-WA | FM |
| Fire | Jun 23, 2024 | FM-5499-WA | FM |
| Fire | Aug 19, 2021 | FM-5415-WA | FM |
| Fire | Feb 4, 2021 | DR-4584-WA | DR |
| Fire | Sep 1, 2020 | FM-5342-WA | FM |
| Fire | Aug 17, 2020 | FM-5330-WA | FM |
| Biological | Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4481-WA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3427-WA | EM |
| Fire | Aug 11, 2018 | FM-5269-WA | FM |
| Fire | Jun 28, 2017 | FM-5187-WA | FM |
| Fire | Oct 20, 2015 | DR-4243-WA | DR |
| Fire | Aug 21, 2015 | EM-3372-WA | EM |
| Fire | Jul 19, 2010 | FM-2848-WA | FM |
| Fire | Aug 22, 2009 | FM-2827-WA | FM |
| Severe Storm | Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1825-WA | DR |
| Flood | Jan 30, 2009 | DR-1817-WA | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3227-WA | EM |
| Fire | Aug 12, 2004 | FM-2546-WA | FM |
| Fire | Jul 12, 2003 | FM-2477-WA | FM |
| Fire | Aug 16, 2001 | FM-2377-WA | FM |
| Earthquake | Mar 1, 2001 | DR-1361-WA | DR |
| Fire | Aug 25, 2000 | FM-2323-WA | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 23 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024 | FM-5521-WA | FM | Fire | Retreat Fire |
| Jul 23, 2024 | FM-5517-WA | FM | Fire | West White Swan Fire |
| Jun 23, 2024 | FM-5499-WA | FM | Fire | Slide Ranch Fire |
| Aug 19, 2021 | FM-5415-WA | FM | Fire | Schneider Springs Fire |
| Feb 4, 2021 | DR-4584-WA | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds |
| Sep 1, 2020 | FM-5342-WA | FM | Fire | Evans Canyon Fire |
| Aug 17, 2020 | FM-5330-WA | FM | Fire | North Brownstown 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-5269-WA | FM | Fire | Hawk Fire |
| Jun 28, 2017 | FM-5187-WA | FM | Fire | South Wenas Fire |
| Oct 20, 2015 | DR-4243-WA | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Mudslides |
| Aug 21, 2015 | EM-3372-WA | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Jul 19, 2010 | FM-2848-WA | FM | Fire | Cowiche Mills Fire |
| Aug 22, 2009 | FM-2827-WA | FM | Fire | Dry Creek Fire Complex |
| 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 |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3227-WA | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 12, 2004 | FM-2546-WA | FM | Fire | Mud Lake Fire |
| Jul 12, 2003 | FM-2477-WA | FM | Fire | Wa-Middle Fork Fire-07-12-2003 |
| Aug 16, 2001 | FM-2377-WA | FM | Fire | Wa Spruce Dome Fire Complex 2377 |
| Mar 1, 2001 | DR-1361-WA | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| Aug 25, 2000 | FM-2323-WA | FM | Fire | Wa - Mule Dry Fire - 2000 |
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.