FEMA Records
47
Very high volume
Oklahoma · FEMA + NOAA + National Risk Index
Creek County, OK
47 FEMA disaster declarations (1971-2025), with a FEMA National Risk Index rating of Relatively Moderate. Most common hazard: Fire.
- 47
- FEMA declarations
- 25
- Major disasters
- 83
- NRI risk · Relatively Moderate
- Fire
- Top hazard
The verdict
Two federal records point in the busier direction for Creek County. Its 47 FEMA declarations are 46% above the Oklahoma county mean and exceed the count for 99% of the 3,266 counties in this registry. Separately, FEMA's National Risk Index places it in the riskiest 17%, based on modeled expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience.
- Riskiest 17%
- of U.S. counties for FEMA National Risk Index score
- Relatively Moderate
- FEMA National Risk Index rating
- 47
- FEMA declarations vs 21 national county avg
- 259
- NFIP flood insurance claims filed
FEMA's National Risk Index and its declaration registry are separate measures. This county's registry includes Fire Management Assistance (FM) records, which are not presidential disaster declarations, alongside Major Disaster (DR) and Emergency (EM) records.
FEMA OpenFEMA declaration desk
County FIPS 40037 · Creek County 47 declarations · rank 39/3,266
DECL-HEAVY · MAJOR-MID · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · NRI-MID · ACT-HIGH · TYPE-LEAD · VS-ST-ABOVE
- DECL-HEAVY 47
- MAJOR-MID 53%
- RANK-UPPER #39
- PHOTO-FINISH East Baton R…
- NRI-MID 83
- ACT-HIGH High
- TYPE-LEAD Fire
- VS-ST-ABOVE +46%
Nearest declaration peer: East Baton Rouge, LA (0 declaration gap)
FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 filing stamps for this county register. Read with this county → · Oklahoma state profile
Creek County among high-volume declaration counties
FEMA declaration records among Creek County and nearest peers by total count
- Los Angeles · largest
Los Angeles · largest
88 declarations
- Creek · this county
Creek · this county
47 declarations
- East Baton Rouge · near
East Baton Rouge · near
47 declarations
- Logan · near
Logan · near
47 declarations
- Pointe Coupee · near
Pointe Coupee · near
47 declarations
- Ujelang · smallest 1
Ujelang · smallest
1 declarations
What this shows Creek County carries 47 FEMA declaration records, ranked 39 of 3,266 counties in this registry.
Where Creek County ranks in the national declaration registry
Creek County vs. high-volume counties in this registry
FEMA disaster declarations, all-time · Creek County
47 Top 1% higher than 99% of 3,266 counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 · 2026-08-25
Creek County's FEMA Risk Index score
Which hazard drives modeled loss here?
FEMA's modeled annual dollar loss for Creek County is led by Riverine Flooding (about $12.5M Expected Annual Loss, Historical Loss Ratio Relatively Moderate), while Ice Storm carries the highest National Risk Index rating (Very High). EAL and risk score use different inputs; they need not agree.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025 release) - Expected Annual Loss vs composite risk rating by hazard.
What does Creek County's hazard record show?
Reading the federal records together
The NFIP claims register shows a middle-volume loss record here: 259 paid claims, totaling $2.9M. PlainHazard uses 50-499 claims for this descriptive band; FEMA does not publish it as a safety or coverage category. The $11.2K average describes payments on recorded claims only, leaving uninsured damage and properties without a claim outside the measure.
The declaration register points in the busier direction. Creek County's 47 federal records stand 46% above the Oklahoma county mean of 32.2. That comparison describes how often federal action was recorded, including any Major Disaster, Emergency, and Fire Management entries shown on this page; it does not convert the count into future probability.
FEMA National Risk Index
This county sits among the highest-risk counties nationally on FEMA's National Risk Index, a composite score of 83.2/100 (Relatively Moderate). Expected Annual Loss is rated Relatively Low (roughly $44.0M in annualized losses). Social vulnerability reads Relatively Moderate and community resilience Relatively Moderate, both critical modifiers of realized harm here. Of the 18 hazards FEMA models, Ice Storm stands out as the sharpest exposure here, rated Very High. FEMA's modeled frequency puts that hazard at an average of 1.2 times per year here, based on 84 historical events on record.
79 /100
Historical Activity Index
Very High historical activity
Creek County, OK · PlainHazard-derived composite from federal records
This 0–100 index is an explicit PlainHazard composite from FEMA declaration history only on the county surface (this DB has no county-level NOAA damage row) . It is not FEMA's National Risk Index, not a forecast, and not a safety, insurance, or preparedness rating. Open the calculator · Methodology
FEMA Declarations (1953–present) Very High
30/30
47 OpenFEMA declarations, full ingest window (2.3x national county average)
County Disaster Density High
18/25
47 declarations (1.5x state county average of 32)
Major Disaster Share High
13/25
25 of 47 declarations are major disasters (53%)
Hazard Diversity Very High
18/20
7 different disaster types declared in Creek County
FEMA NRI 8-hazard radar - Creek County
How to read this radar
Each axis: NRI risk rating (Very Low-Very High) on a 0-100 scale. Rounder = broad exposure; spiky = one or two hazards dominate.
Major Disaster share
53%
Major-heavy
NRI risk score
83
Relatively Moderate
Source: FEMA National Risk Index Per-county per-hazard ratings, December 2025 release
How often does each hazard strike Creek County?
FEMA's National Risk Index models a historical event count and an annualized frequency for each hazard type. Most hazards are expressed as modeled occurrences per year; FEMA expresses drought and heat-wave frequency as event-days per year. These modeled frequencies are not forecasts.
| Hazard | NRI Risk Rating | Recurrence |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Storm | Very High | an average of 1.2 times per year |
| Hail | Relatively High | an average of 9.7 times per year |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | 25 modeled event-days per year |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | roughly once every 93 years |
| Tornado | Relatively High | an average of 1.2 times per year |
| Cold Wave | Relatively High | an average of 1.5 times per year |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | an average of 6.5 times per year |
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | an average of 8.9 times per year |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | roughly once every 2 years |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | an average of 2.1 times per year |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 28 modeled event-days per year |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | an average of 54 times per year |
| Earthquake | Very Low | roughly once every 880 years |
| Hurricane | Very Low | roughly once every 174 years |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index Modeled annualized frequency; drought and heat wave use event-days/year, December 2025 release
Disaster Types
Fire 17
Severe Storm 11
Severe Ice Storm 9
Flood 4
Tornado 3
Biological 2
Hurricane 1
What Fire declarations mean here
Fire is the most frequent declaration type on Creek County's record, 36% of its declarations. Wildfire is the one hazard here with its own dedicated federal instrument: the Fire Management Assistance Grant, which appears in this data as an FM record. An FMAG can be authorised while a fire is still burning, on a timescale of hours, because its purpose is to reimburse the cost of fighting a fire that threatens to become a major disaster.
That distinction matters when comparing counties. An FM declaration is not a presidential major disaster declaration and does not carry the same assistance programmes, so a fire-heavy county's total is not directly comparable with a hurricane-heavy county's total unless the declaration types are separated, which is why they are listed separately on this page.
Declaration counts describe past federal action. They are a record of what was declared, not a forecast of future hazard probability.
Declaration Types
What DR / EM / FM mean
FEMA categorizes declarations as Major Disasters (DR), Emergencies (EM), or Fire Management Assistance (FM).
Major Disaster - 25 53.2%
of all 47 declarations
Fire Management - 14 29.8%
of all 47 declarations
Emergency - 8 17.0%
of all 47 declarations
FEMA Declarations Timeline
| Year | Declarations | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
Show 11 earlier declaration years
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
Disaster Declarations
How the 47 FEMA declarations break into federal action codes (DR / EM / FM). Same DISTINCT grain as the table below.
Download these 47 declarations as CSV . FEMA source data is public domain; our derived presentation is CC0.
| DR# | Title | Type | Incident | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4866 | WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | DR | Fire | 2025-05-21 |
| 5566 | UNDERWOOD FIRE | FM | Fire | 2025-03-15 |
| 5560 | LITTLE SALT CREEK FIRE | FM | Fire | 2025-03-14 |
| 5543 | EUCHEE CREEK FIRE | FM | Fire | 2024-10-30 |
| 4721 | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES | DR | Severe Storm | 2023-07-19 |
| 4587 | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR | Severe Ice Storm | 2021-02-24 |
| 3555 | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM | Severe Ice Storm | 2021-02-17 |
| 4530 | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR | Biological | 2020-04-05 |
| 3462 | COVID-19 | EM | Biological | 2020-03-13 |
| 4438 | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR | Severe Storm | 2019-06-01 |
| 5118 | OAK GROVE FIRE | FM | Fire | 2016-01-29 |
| 4222 | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR | Severe Storm | 2015-05-26 |
| 4078 | FREEDOM AND NOBLE WILDFIRES | DR | Fire | 2012-08-22 |
| 5003 | DRUMRIGHT FIRE | FM | Fire | 2012-08-04 |
| 5000 | FREEDOM FIRE | FM | Fire | 2012-08-03 |
| 2947 | CLEVELAND-MANNFORD FIRE COMPLEX | FM | Fire | 2011-08-07 |
| 2943 | REGENCY FIRE | FM | Fire | 2011-08-02 |
| 2940 | FRANKHOMA 81-FIRE | FM | Fire | 2011-07-26 |
| 1985 | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | DR | Severe Storm | 2011-05-13 |
| 3316 | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM | Severe Storm | 2011-02-02 |
Show 27 earlier declaration records
| DR# | Title | Type | Incident | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | DR | Severe Storm | 2010-05-24 |
| 1883 | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR | Severe Ice Storm | 2010-03-05 |
| 1876 | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR | Severe Storm | 2010-02-25 |
| 3308 | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM | Severe Storm | 2010-01-30 |
| 1735 | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR | Severe Ice Storm | 2007-12-18 |
| 3280 | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | EM | Severe Ice Storm | 2007-12-10 |
| 1712 | SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES | DR | Severe Storm | 2007-07-07 |
| 3272 | SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING | EM | Severe Ice Storm | 2007-01-14 |
| 2625 | KIEFER FIRE | FM | Fire | 2006-01-19 |
| 1623 | EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT | DR | Fire | 2006-01-10 |
| 2605 | SAPULPA FIRE COMPLEX | FM | Fire | 2006-01-02 |
| 2601 | SHAMROCK FIRE COMPLEX | FM | Fire | 2006-01-02 |
| 2597 | DEPEW FIRE COMPLEX | FM | Fire | 2006-01-01 |
| 3219 | HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION | EM | Hurricane | 2005-09-05 |
| 1465 | SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES | DR | Severe Storm | 2003-05-10 |
| 1401 | SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM | DR | Severe Ice Storm | 2002-02-01 |
| 1355 | SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM | DR | Severe Ice Storm | 2001-01-05 |
| 3158 | SEVERE WINTER AND ICE STORM | EM | Severe Ice Storm | 2000-12-28 |
| 2342 | OK-BRISTOW FIRE COMPLEX-9/18/00 | FM | Fire | 2000-09-21 |
| 1272 | OK, TORNADOES 5/3/99 | DR | Tornado | 1999-05-04 |
| 1058 | TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING | DR | Tornado | 1995-06-26 |
| 991 | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING | DR | Severe Storm | 1993-05-12 |
| 778 | SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING | DR | Flood | 1986-10-14 |
| 704 | SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES | DR | Tornado | 1984-05-03 |
| 453 | SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING | DR | Flood | 1974-11-26 |
| 441 | SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING | DR | Flood | 1974-06-10 |
| 314 | HEAVY RAINS & FLOODS | DR | Flood | 1971-09-28 |
Storm Events in Oklahoma
Statewide NOAA context only. PlainHazard does not currently attribute these state totals to Creek County.
| Storm Type | Events | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 5,894 | 0 | 1 | $19.8M |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 5,592 | 6 | 36 | $199.5M |
| Drought | 2,935 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Heat | 2,134 | 7 | 428 | $0 |
| Excessive Heat | 1,771 | 2 | 401 | $0 |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database State-level aggregated data, 2015-2025
NFIP Flood Insurance Claims
Total Claims
259
Total Paid
$2.9M
Avg Per Claim
$11.2K
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) OpenFEMA Claims Data
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall Risk
Relatively Moderate
Score: 83.2/100
Expected Annual Loss
Relatively Low
$44.0M/year
Social Vulnerability
Relatively Moderate
Community Resilience
Relatively Moderate
Hazard Risk Breakdown
Ice Storm Very High
Hail Relatively High
Heat Wave Relatively Moderate
Wildfire Relatively Moderate
Tornado Relatively High
Cold Wave Relatively High
Strong Wind Relatively High
Winter Weather Relatively High
Landslide Relatively Low
Riverine Flooding Relatively Low
Drought Relatively Moderate
Lightning Relatively Moderate
Earthquake Very Low
Hurricane Very Low
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) Ratings reflect relative scores among all US counties. Data: hazards.fema.gov/nri
The model's sharpest exposure here: Ice Storm
Ice storms load power lines and tree limbs with accumulating freezing rain until they fail. The characteristic cost is infrastructure and multi-day power loss across a wide area rather than structural damage to buildings, which is why their consequences often outlast the weather that caused them.
Worth noting for Creek County: the model and the federal record do NOT point at the same hazard. Ice Storm carries the highest modeled rating (Very High), while the county's declaration history is led by Fire. That is not a contradiction, the two measure genuinely different things. Declarations record federal ACTION, which requires damage costly enough to exceed state and local capacity; the Risk Index models EXPECTED annual loss across all 18 hazards whether or not any declaration ever followed. A hazard can be the county's largest modeled exposure and never once have driven a declaration.
National Risk Index ratings are modeled estimates of expected annual loss, not predictions of what will happen in any given year.
Data-matched county comparisons
Creek County's closest FEMA peer: Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
Comparisons use published FEMA declaration fields plus the National Risk Index composite for Creek County. Record similarity, not a safety rating.
Closest declaration profiles
Creek County shows 47 FEMA declarations, led by Fire.
Similar Major-disaster share
Creek County: 25 of 47 of its declarations are Major.
Similar modeled NRI score
Creek County: NRI composite 83.2 (Relatively Moderate).
How these peers are chosen
Cohort: Published U.S. county equivalents outside the source state or territory. Each metric keeps six ETL candidates; three unique destinations are shown after de-duplicating across axes. Declaration-volume ranking combines count and Major-disaster share and prefers a different leading incident type; Major-share ranks the Major fraction adjusted for volume; NRI ranks the modeled composite score only.
Retained FEMA snapshot feed for Creek County - capture-dated entries only.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by NRI score & FEMA declaration volume
Two PlainHazard-derived comparison paths for Creek County: nearest out-of-state National Risk Index composite and nearest FEMA declaration count (floor ≥5 records). Record similarity only, not a forecast of the next hazard.
Similar NRI composite
Nearest out-of-state counties by FEMA NRI score. This county: 83.2 (Relatively Moderate).
Similar declaration volume
Nearest out-of-state counties by FEMA declaration count. This county: 47. NRI peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Further reading for this county
Understanding disaster data
Creek County's NFIP claims file (259 claims) and FEMA declaration history measure different federal records - this guide separates them from modeled NRI risk.
More PlainHazard guides
- Most disaster-prone counties - U.S. counties ranked by FEMA declaration totals.
- Understanding disaster data - declarations vs storm events vs NRI scores.
- Preparing for natural disasters - household checklist (not county-specific advice).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most common disaster type in Creek County?
The most common disaster type in Creek County is Fire, with 17 declarations. Other disaster types include Severe Storm (11), Severe Ice Storm (9), Flood (4).
How does Creek County's FEMA declaration record compare with the Oklahoma average?
FEMA lists 47 declaration records for Creek County. That is 46% above the Oklahoma county mean of 32.2. Its count is also 127% above the national county mean of 20.7. A larger declaration history records more federal actions; it is not a forecast of the county's next hazard.
How many major FEMA disaster declarations has Creek County received?
Creek County has received 25 major disaster declarations, representing 53% of all 47 disaster declarations.
How many flood insurance claims has Creek County filed?
Creek County has 259 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims totaling $2.9M in payments, with an average of $11.2K per claim.
Does FEMA's top risk-rated hazard match the highest Expected Annual Loss in Creek County?
No. In Creek County, Ice Storm has the highest National Risk Index rating (Very High), while Riverine Flooding leads Expected Annual Loss at about $12.5M. FEMA's risk score and dollar-loss model use different inputs, so the leaders often differ.
What was the worst year for disasters in Creek County?
The most active year for disaster declarations in Creek County was 2006, with 5 declarations. The county has FEMA disaster data spanning 1971 to 2025.
What is the FEMA National Risk Index score for Creek County?
According to the FEMA National Risk Index, Creek County, Oklahoma has an overall risk score of 83.2 out of 100 (Relatively Moderate). Social vulnerability here rates Relatively Moderate, while community resilience comes in at Relatively Moderate. The Expected Annual Loss (EAL) score is Relatively Low, representing $44.0M in annualized losses.
Which natural hazard poses the greatest risk to Creek County?
FEMA's NRI data points to Creek County as of the latest release is Ice Storm (risk rating: Very High). Other significant hazards include Hail (Relatively High) and Heat Wave (Relatively Moderate). FEMA's modeled event frequency puts ice storm here at an average of 1.2 times per year, drawn from 84 historical events on record. FEMA derives these ratings from historical event frequency, the assets exposed, and the community's vulnerability profile.
Data Sources & Methodology
Disaster declaration data comes from the FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 API, which includes all federally declared disasters, emergencies, and fire management assistance grants.
Storm event data is sourced from the NOAA Storm Events Database (2015-2025), which tracks significant weather events including thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, and winter storms.
Flood insurance data comes from the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) OpenFEMA claims dataset.
This data is provided for informational purposes only. FEMA disaster declarations represent federal response actions and may not capture all local emergencies or weather events.
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