Jefferson County, Colorado FEMA Disaster Declarations

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

Jefferson County, Colorado has had 15 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1969 through 2024 — 6 major disasters (DR), 5 emergencies (EM), and 4 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Fire (5), Flood (5), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Jefferson County

Fire Mgmt

QUARRY FIRE

Declared: August 1, 2024 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5526 Began: August 1, 2024 Ended: August 7, 2024

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

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: Individual Assistance, 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, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: September 14, 2013 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4145 Began: September 11, 2013 Ended: September 30, 2013

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: September 12, 2013 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 3365 Began: September 11, 2013 Ended: September 30, 2013

Programs: Public Assistance

Fire Mgmt

LOWER NORTH FORK FIRE

Declared: March 26, 2012 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2975 Began: March 26, 2012 Ended: April 2, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance

Fire Mgmt

INDIAN GULCH FIRE

Declared: March 21, 2011 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2873 Began: March 21, 2011 Ended: March 26, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance

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

Fire Mgmt

HIGH MEADOWS FIRE

Declared: June 12, 2000 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2309 Began: June 12, 2000 Ended: June 25, 2000

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

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: May 19, 1969 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 261 Began: May 19, 1969 Ended: May 19, 1969

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.