Disaster detail

WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4562-OR affected Klamath County, Oregon. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
DR-4562-OR
Declared
Sep 15, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$176K
Project obligations
Registrations
263
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$141K
Emergency Protective Measures$23K
Management Costs$7K
Debris Removal$5K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$176K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$53K
Renter-approved dollars$39K
Intake IHP dollars$184K
Validated phase 2 dollars$184K
Tracked registrations263
About this declaration

What DR-4562-OR means

DR-4562-OR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Klamath County, Oregon, with an incident window starting Sep 7, 2020 through Nov 3, 2020. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as fire.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Klamath County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.