Elbert County, Colorado FEMA Disaster Declarations

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

Elbert County, Colorado has had 13 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1965 through 2023 — 8 major disasters (DR), 5 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Flood (4), Biological (2), Snowstorm (2).

Declarations affecting Elbert County

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

Declared: August 25, 2023 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4731 Began: June 8, 2023 Ended: June 23, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

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

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: July 16, 2015 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4229 Began: May 4, 2015 Ended: June 16, 2015

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

SNOW

Declared: January 7, 2007 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3270 Began: December 18, 2006 Ended: December 22, 2006

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

Major Disaster

CO-FLOODING 4/30/99

Declared: May 17, 1999 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1276 Began: April 29, 1999 Ended: May 19, 1999

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, HEAVY RAIN, FLASH FLOODS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES

Declared: August 1, 1997 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1186 Began: July 28, 1997 Ended: August 12, 1997

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

DROUGHT

Declared: January 29, 1977 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 3025 Began: January 29, 1977 Ended: January 29, 1977

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HEAVY RAINS, SNOWMELT AND FLOODING

Declared: May 23, 1973 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 385 Began: May 23, 1973 Ended: May 23, 1973

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: June 19, 1965 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 200 Began: June 19, 1965 Ended: June 19, 1965

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

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.