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Gem County, Idaho

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Gem County.

Total declarations
7
1964 to 2022
Tracked FEMA aid
$2.8M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Biological
13 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-5449
Aug 19, 2022
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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Emergency Protective Measures$2.6M
Roads and Bridges$102K
Management Costs$18K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$8K
Debris Removal$3K
Total PA obligated$2.7M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations13
IHP / household aid$62K
Housing assistance$0
Other needs assistance$62K
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

BiologicalApr 2020Gem County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4534-ID · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$2.6MPA obligated
13Registrations
$62KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Gem County

COVID-19

EM-3467-ID · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2005Gem County

HURRICANE KATRINA

EM-3244-ID · Aug 29, 2005 to Oct 1, 2005
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Gem County

Gem County, Idaho has 7 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1964 to 2022. The dominant hazard type is biological, followed by severe storm. That is close to the Idaho average of 8 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $2.8M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.