Harney County, Oregon FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Harney County, Oregon had?

Harney County, Oregon has had 8 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1964 through 2024 — 3 major disasters (DR), 3 emergencies (EM), and 2 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Fire (2), Biological (2), Coastal Storm (1).

Declarations affecting Harney County

Fire Mgmt

FALLS FIRE

Declared: July 18, 2024 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 5512 Began: July 18, 2024

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 28, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4499 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 #: 3429 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Fire Mgmt

EGLEY FIRE COMPLEX

Declared: July 12, 2007 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2712 Began: July 8, 2007 Ended: July 25, 2007

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 7, 2005 Incident: Coastal Storm Disaster #: 3228 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORMS

Declared: February 19, 2004 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1510 Began: December 26, 2003 Ended: January 14, 2004

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

DROUGHT

Declared: April 29, 1977 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 3039 Began: April 29, 1977 Ended: April 29, 1977

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING

Declared: December 24, 1964 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 184 Began: December 24, 1964 Ended: December 24, 1964

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.