Garfield County, Washington FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Garfield County, Washington had?

Garfield County, Washington has had 15 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1964 through 2026 — 12 major disasters (DR), 2 emergencies (EM), and 1 fire-management declaration (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Flood (7), Severe Storm (3), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Garfield County

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: April 7, 2026 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4906 Began: December 5, 2025 Ended: December 19, 2025

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: April 23, 2020 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4539 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: February 10, 2020

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 22, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4481 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3427 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: January 15, 2016 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4249 Began: November 12, 2015 Ended: November 21, 2015

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD AND NEAR RECORD SNOW

Declared: March 2, 2009 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1825 Began: December 12, 2008 Ended: January 5, 2009

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM, LANDSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, AND FLOODING

Declared: January 30, 2009 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1817 Began: January 6, 2009 Ended: January 16, 2009

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 7, 2005 Incident: Coastal Storm Disaster #: 3227 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Fire Mgmt

SCHOOL FIRE

Declared: August 7, 2005 Incident: Fire Disaster #: 2575 Began: August 7, 2005 Ended: August 19, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORMS, LAND & MUDS SLIDES,FLOODING

Declared: January 17, 1997 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1159 Began: December 26, 1996 Ended: February 10, 1997

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HIGH WINDS, SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: February 9, 1996 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1100 Began: January 26, 1996 Ended: February 23, 1996

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

VOLCANIC ERUPTION, MT. ST. HELENS

Declared: May 21, 1980 Incident: Volcanic Eruption Disaster #: 623 Began: May 21, 1980 Ended: May 21, 1980

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS,MUDSLIDES, & FLOODING

Declared: December 10, 1977 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 545 Began: December 10, 1977 Ended: December 10, 1977

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HEAVY RAINS, MELTING SNOWS & FLOODING

Declared: February 9, 1971 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 300 Began: February 9, 1971 Ended: February 9, 1971

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING

Declared: December 29, 1964 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 185 Began: December 29, 1964 Ended: December 29, 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.