Fact Sheet Information
Site: ID, Bingham County
Disaster
Type(s): Wildfires
Declaration
Date: September 1, 2000
Incident Period: July 27, 2000 –
September 26, 2000
Summary
of Disaster:
According to news reports
from the Idaho State Journal, “Wildfires affected many areas of
the state, including Bingham County. At one point, more than 30
lightning-ignited fires burned 6,500 acres within 12 hours.” The emergency
manager noted in the research interview that the storm impacted Bingham County
with $160,000 in property damage. He stated, “It wasn’t a great amount of
damage, but it involved some key infrastructure. For example, power line
transmission systems were damaged.”
Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the
Site:
The emergency manager was not aware of any
injuries, deaths, or rescues as a result of the disaster in Bingham County.
Site Demographics:
|
Year
|
2000
|
|
FEMA Region
|
10
|
|
State
|
Idaho
|
|
County
|
Bingham County
|
|
Disaster
Types(s)
|
Wildfire
|
|
FEMA Declaration
Date of Disaster
|
1-Sep-00
|
|
Presence of
CIL*at the Time of Disaster
|
Yes
|
|
CIL*Office Type
|
satellite
|
|
Current CIL*
Presence in County/City/Boroughs
|
Yes
|
|
Population
|
41735
|
|
Area in Square
Miles
|
2095
|
|
Population
Density
|
20
|
|
Caucasian (%)
|
82.40%
|
|
African American
(%)
|
0.2%
|
|
Native American
(%)
|
6.7%
|
|
Asian Pacific
|
0.6%
|
|
Hispanic (%)
|
13.3%
|
|
Median House
Hold Income
|
$36,423
|
|
Above Median
House Hold Income
|
Yes
|
|
Per Capita Income
|
$14,365
|
|
Below Poverty
(%)
|
12.40%
|
|
Number of
Persons with Disabilities over age 5
|
6410
|
|
Persons with
Disabilities over age 5 (%)
|
17%
|
|
Number of
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5
|
2937
|
|
Persons with
Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)
|
7.8%
|
CIL* means Center for Independent Living
From: Census Data on the number of persons with physical
disabilities.
