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Fire history in Washington

Washington has 178 county-level fire declarations across 29 counties. Chelan County leads with 33 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for fire events in this state: $57.5M.

This page shows every Washington county in Washington that has at least one FEMA fire declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to fire events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of fire declarations across all states, see the fire disaster type page. For all hazard types in Washington, see the Washington state page.

Fire in Washington

Counties ranked by fire declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Chelan County33$2.6M
2Okanogan County26$32.0M
3Yakima County17$0
4Spokane County12$6.4M
5Douglas County10$5.2M
6Ferry County10$401K
7Kittitas County10$1.0M
8Klickitat County9$0
9Stevens County9$21K
10Lincoln County5$16K
11Skamania County5$68K
12Grant County4$0
13Pend Oreille County4$319K
14Whitman County4$8.2M
15Benton County3$0
16Columbia County2$0
17Walla Walla County2$0
18Whatcom County2$0
19Adams County1$0
20Asotin County1$0
21Clark County1$0
22Franklin County1$1.1M
23Garfield County1$0
24King County1$0
25Mason County1$0
26Pierce County1$0
27Skagit County1$0
28Snohomish County1$0
29Thurston County1$0