Chaffee County, Colorado FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Chaffee County, Colorado had?

Chaffee County, Colorado has had 5 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 2002 through 2020 — 2 major disasters (DR), 3 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Biological (2), Coastal Storm (1), Snowstorm (1).

Declarations affecting Chaffee County

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 28, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4498 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3436 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 5, 2005 Incident: Coastal Storm Disaster #: 3224 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

SNOW

Declared: April 9, 2003 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3185 Began: March 17, 2003 Ended: March 20, 2003

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

WILDFIRES

Declared: June 19, 2002 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 1421 Began: April 23, 2002 Ended: August 6, 2002

Programs: Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

About this data. Federal disaster declarations unlock specific recovery programs at the county level. Public Assistance funds rebuilding of public infrastructure (roads, utilities, schools); Individual Assistance provides grants and SBA loans to households and businesses; Hazard Mitigation funds long-term risk reduction. Apply via disasterassistance.gov when a declaration is active for your area. Source: OpenFEMA API.