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Rio Blanco County, Colorado FEMA Disaster Declarations — 7 Federal Declarations

1984–2025 · 3 DR · 2 EM · 2 FM · Last update: August 6, 2025

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Rio Blanco County, Colorado had?

Rio Blanco County, Colorado has had 7 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1984 through 2025 — 3 major disasters (DR), 2 emergencies (EM), and 2 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Fire (3), Biological (2), Coastal Storm (1).

Declarations affecting Rio Blanco County

Fire Mgmt
ELK FIRE
Declared: August 6, 2025 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5604 Began: August 2, 2025
Programs: Public Assistance
Fire Mgmt
LEE FIRE
Declared: August 6, 2025 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5603 Began: August 2, 2025
Programs: Public Assistance
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
Emergency
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Declared: September 5, 2005 Incident: Coastal Storm Disaster #: 3224 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005
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
SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES & FLOODING
Declared: July 27, 1984 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 719 Began: July 27, 1984 Ended: July 27, 1984
Programs: 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.