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Wyoming · FEMA + NOAA + National Risk Index
Fremont County, WY
6 FEMA disaster declarations (2010-2020), with a FEMA National Risk Index rating of Relatively Low. Most common hazard: Flood.
- 6
- FEMA declarations
- 4
- Major disasters
- 60
- NRI risk · Relatively Low
- Flood
- Top hazard
The verdict
FEMA records a middle-volume declaration history for Fremont County: 6 entries, 5% above its Wyoming county benchmark and ahead of 3% of counties nationally. The National Risk Index answers a different question. Its modeled loss, vulnerability, and resilience inputs place this county in the riskiest 40% of U.S. counties.
- Riskiest 40%
- of U.S. counties for FEMA National Risk Index score
- Relatively Low
- FEMA National Risk Index rating
- 6
- FEMA declarations vs 21 national county avg
- 17
- 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 56013 · Fremont County 6 declarations · rank 3167/3,266
DECL-LIGHT · MAJOR-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · NRI-LOW · ACT-MODERATE · TYPE-LEAD · VS-ST-ABOVE
- DECL-LIGHT 6
- MAJOR-MID 67%
- RANK-LOWER #3,167
- PHOTO-FINISH Summit
- NRI-LOW 60
- ACT-MODERATE Moderate
- TYPE-LEAD Flood
- VS-ST-ABOVE +5%
Nearest declaration peer: Summit, CO (0 declaration gap)
FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 filing stamps for this county register. Read with this county → · Wyoming state profile
Fremont County among counties with fewer federal records
FEMA declaration records among Fremont County and nearest peers by total count
- Los Angeles · largest
Los Angeles · largest
88 declarations
- Fremont · this county 6
Fremont · this county
6 declarations
- Lake · near 6
Lake · near
6 declarations
- Lander · near 6
Lander · near
6 declarations
- Summit · near 6
Summit · near
6 declarations
- Ujelang · smallest 1
Ujelang · smallest
1 declarations
What this shows Fremont County carries 6 FEMA declaration records, ranked 3167 of 3,266 counties in this registry.
Fremont County versus quieter counties in this dataset
Fremont County among lower-declaration counties nationally
FEMA disaster declarations, all-time · Fremont County
6 3rd percentile higher than 3% 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
Fremont County's FEMA Risk Index score
Which hazard drives modeled loss here?
FEMA's modeled annual dollar loss for Fremont County is led by Riverine Flooding (about $10.0M Expected Annual Loss, Historical Loss Ratio Very High), while Landslide carries the highest National Risk Index rating (Relatively Moderate). 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 Fremont County's hazard record show?
FEMA National Risk Index
This county carries a high composite score on FEMA's National Risk Index, 59.7/100, rated Relatively Low. Its Expected Annual Loss rating is Relatively Low (roughly $18.6M in annualized losses), and a Relatively Moderate social-vulnerability profile combined with Very Low community resilience shapes how much of that raw exposure becomes realized harm. Among the 18 modeled hazards, Landslide carries the county's highest rating, a mid-range Relatively Moderate. FEMA's modeled frequency puts that hazard at an average of 7.4 times per year here.
Reading the federal records together
This county has a small entry in FEMA's NFIP paid-claims table: 17 claims and $49.9K paid in total. PlainHazard calls 1-49 claims a light registry record, a label for this dataset rather than a finding that flood exposure is low. A short claims history can also reflect insurance take-up, the period covered, or losses that were never insured.
The declaration register points in the busier direction. Fremont County's 6 federal records stand 5% above the Wyoming county mean of 5.7. 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.
44 /100
Historical Activity Index
Moderate historical activity
Fremont County, WY · 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) Low
4/30
6 OpenFEMA declarations, full ingest window (0.3x national county average)
County Disaster Density High
13/25
6 declarations (1.1x state county average of 6)
Major Disaster Share High
17/25
4 of 6 declarations are major disasters (67%)
Hazard Diversity High
10/20
4 different disaster types declared in Fremont County
FEMA NRI 8-hazard radar - Fremont 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
67%
Major-heavy
NRI risk score
60
Relatively Low
Source: FEMA National Risk Index Per-county per-hazard ratings, December 2025 release
How often does each hazard strike Fremont 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Landslide | Relatively Moderate | an average of 7.4 times per year |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | roughly once every 531 years |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | roughly once every 123 years |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | an average of 18 times per year |
| Lightning | Relatively High | an average of 35 times per year |
| Avalanche | Relatively Moderate | an average of 1 time per year |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | an average of 1 time per year |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | an average of 1.5 times per year |
| Hail | Relatively Low | roughly once every 4 years |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 76 modeled event-days per year |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | roughly once every 3 years |
| Volcanic Activity | Very Low | roughly once every 5,000 years |
| Tornado | Very Low | roughly once every 3 years |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | roughly once every 67 years |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 0.1 modeled event-days per year |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index Modeled annualized frequency; drought and heat wave use event-days/year, December 2025 release
Disaster Types
Biological 2
Flood 2
Fire 1
Severe Storm 1
What Flood declarations mean here
Flood is the most frequent declaration type on Fremont County's record, 33% of its declarations. Federal flood declarations cover two mechanisms that behave very differently: riverine flooding, which builds over days as a watershed drains and is usually forecast well in advance, and flash flooding, which can arrive in under an hour from rainfall that fell somewhere upstream.
Flood is also the one hazard class where a second federal dataset exists for the same events. The National Flood Insurance Program records what was actually paid on insured losses, so it measures a narrower thing than the declaration count: uninsured damage, and flooding outside mapped special flood hazard areas, never enters it. Reading the two together is more informative than either alone.
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 - 4 66.7%
of all 6 declarations
Emergency - 1 16.7%
of all 6 declarations
Fire Management - 1 16.7%
of all 6 declarations
FEMA Declarations Timeline
| Year | Declarations | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
Disaster Declarations
How the 6 FEMA declarations break into federal action codes (DR / EM / FM). Same DISTINCT grain as the table below.
Download these 6 declarations as CSV . FEMA source data is public domain; our derived presentation is CC0.
| DR# | Title | Type | Incident | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4535 | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR | Biological | 2020-04-11 |
| 3479 | COVID-19 | EM | Biological | 2020-03-13 |
| 4327 | FLOODING | DR | Flood | 2017-08-05 |
| 5136 | LAVA MOUNTAIN FIRE | FM | Fire | 2016-07-25 |
| 4007 | SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES | DR | Severe Storm | 2011-07-22 |
| 1923 | FLOODING | DR | Flood | 2010-07-14 |
Storm Events in Wyoming
Statewide NOAA context only. PlainHazard does not currently attribute these state totals to Fremont County.
| Storm Type | Events | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 5,115 | 0 | 21 | $1.5M |
| Winter Storm | 2,212 | 1 | 41 | $115.0K |
| Hail | 1,811 | 0 | 0 | $5.5M |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 1,137 | 1 | 12 | $916.3K |
| Winter Weather | 616 | 3 | 7 | $100.0K |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database State-level aggregated data, 2015-2025
NFIP Flood Insurance Claims
Total Claims
17
Total Paid
$49.9K
Avg Per Claim
$2.9K
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) OpenFEMA Claims Data
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall Risk
Relatively Low
Score: 59.7/100
Expected Annual Loss
Relatively Low
$18.6M/year
Social Vulnerability
Relatively Moderate
Community Resilience
Very Low
Hazard Risk Breakdown
Landslide Relatively Moderate
Wildfire Relatively Moderate
Earthquake Relatively Low
Winter Weather Relatively Moderate
Lightning Relatively High
Avalanche Relatively Moderate
Cold Wave Relatively Moderate
Riverine Flooding Relatively Low
Hail Relatively Low
Drought Relatively Low
Strong Wind Relatively Low
Volcanic Activity Very Low
Tornado Very Low
Ice Storm Very Low
Heat Wave 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: Landslide
Landslide risk is a function of slope, soil and water, so it is usually a SECOND-ORDER hazard: it is triggered by the rainfall, snowmelt, wildfire burn scars or seismic shaking that came first. That is why a county can carry high landslide exposure whose realized damage is recorded under a flood or storm declaration instead.
Worth noting for Fremont County: the model and the federal record do NOT point at the same hazard. Landslide carries the highest modeled rating (Relatively Moderate), while the county's declaration history is led by Flood. 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
Fremont County's closest FEMA peer: Jerome County, ID
Comparisons use published FEMA declaration fields plus the National Risk Index composite for Fremont County. Record similarity, not a safety rating.
Closest declaration profiles
Fremont County shows 6 FEMA declarations, led by Flood.
Similar Major-disaster share
Fremont County: 4 of 6 of its declarations are Major.
Similar modeled NRI score
Fremont County: NRI composite 59.7 (Relatively Low).
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 Fremont County - capture-dated entries only.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by NRI score & FEMA declaration volume
Two PlainHazard-derived comparison paths for Fremont 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: 59.7 (Relatively Low).
Similar declaration volume
Nearest out-of-state counties by FEMA declaration count. This county: 6. NRI peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Further reading for this county
Understanding disaster data
FEMA's National Risk Index flags Landslide as the top modeled exposure here (Relatively Moderate); the guide explains how that model differs from declaration counts.
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 Fremont County?
The most common disaster type in Fremont County is Flood, with 2 declarations. Other disaster types include Biological (2), Fire (1), Severe Storm (1).
How does Fremont County's FEMA declaration record compare with the Wyoming average?
FEMA lists 6 declaration records for Fremont County. That is 5% above the Wyoming county mean of 5.7. Its count is also 71% below 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 Fremont County received?
Fremont County has received 4 major disaster declarations, representing 67% of all 6 disaster declarations.
How many flood insurance claims has Fremont County filed?
Fremont County has 17 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims totaling $49.9K in payments, with an average of $2.9K per claim.
Does FEMA's top risk-rated hazard match the highest Expected Annual Loss in Fremont County?
No. In Fremont County, Landslide has the highest National Risk Index rating (Relatively Moderate), while Riverine Flooding leads Expected Annual Loss at about $10.0M. FEMA's risk score and dollar-loss model use different inputs, so the leaders often differ.
What was the worst year for disasters in Fremont County?
The most active year for disaster declarations in Fremont County was 2020, with 2 declarations. The county has FEMA disaster data spanning 2010 to 2020.
What is the FEMA National Risk Index score for Fremont County?
According to the FEMA National Risk Index, Fremont County, Wyoming has an overall risk score of 59.7 out of 100 (Relatively Low). The county's social vulnerability rating is Relatively Moderate and community resilience is Very Low. The Expected Annual Loss (EAL) score is Relatively Low, representing $18.6M in annualized losses.
Which natural hazard poses the greatest risk to Fremont County?
FEMA's NRI data points to Fremont County as of the latest release is Landslide (risk rating: Relatively Moderate). Other significant hazards include Wildfire (Relatively Moderate) and Earthquake (Relatively Low). FEMA's modeled event frequency puts landslide here at an average of 7.4 times per year. 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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