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Elko County, Nevada

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

Total declarations
19
1977 to 2020
Tracked FEMA aid
$878K
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Fire
63 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4523
Apr 4, 2020
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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.

Roads and Bridges$365K
Emergency Protective Measures$251K
Debris Removal$20K
Water Control Facilities$17K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$5K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$661K

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations63
IHP / household aid$217K
Housing assistance$0
Other needs assistance$217K
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 2020Elko County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4523-NV · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$14KPA obligated
63Registrations
$217KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Elko County

COVID-19

EM-3443-NV · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireJul 2017Elko County

OIL WELL FIRE

FM-5191-NV · Jul 17, 2017 to Jul 20, 2017
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireAug 2006Elko County

MUDD FIRE

FM-2670-NV · Aug 23, 2006 to Aug 30, 2006
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireJun 2006Elko County

SUZIE FIRE

FM-2648-NV · Jun 26, 2006 to Jul 4, 2006
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireAug 2005Elko County

CHANCE FIRE

FM-2581-NV · Aug 28, 2005 to Sep 3, 2005
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireJul 2005Elko County

CARLIN FIRE

FM-2568-NV · Jul 16, 2005 to Jul 18, 2005
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireJul 2005Elko County

CONTACT FIRE

FM-2567-NV · Jul 15, 2005 to Jul 21, 2005
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterFeb 2005Elko County

SNOW

EM-3204-NV · Jan 6, 2005 to Jan 10, 2005
$53KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
DroughtJun 1977Elko County

DROUGHT

EM-3041-NV · Jun 11, 1977
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Elko County

Elko County, Nevada has 19 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1977 to 2020. The dominant hazard type is fire, followed by severe storm. That is above the Nevada average of 12 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $878K, 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.