Disaster detail

WILDFIRES

DR-4407-CA affected Butte County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
DR-4407-CA
Declared
Nov 12, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$146.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
22,817
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$60.1M
Roads and Bridges$40.1M
Emergency Protective Measures$26.6M
Buildings and Equipment$7.7M
Debris Removal$4.8M
Management Costs$3.3M
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3.1M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$819K
Water Control Facilities$27K
Total PA obligated$146.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$44.9M
Renter-approved dollars$39.6M
Intake IHP dollars$169.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$169.1M
Tracked registrations22,817
About this declaration

What DR-4407-CA means

DR-4407-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Butte County, California, with an incident window starting Nov 8, 2018 through Nov 25, 2018. 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 Butte County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.