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Fire history in California

California has 466 county-level fire declarations across 45 counties. Los Angeles County leads with 61 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for fire events in this state: $1.1B.

This page shows every California county in California 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 California, see the California state page.

Fire in California

Counties ranked by fire declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Los Angeles County61$311.1M
2Riverside County37$1.2M
3San Bernardino County33$36.2M
4San Diego County28$102.1M
5Ventura County27$36.6M
6Shasta County22$25.1M
7Orange County19$6.9M
8Butte County17$254.7M
9Kern County17$50K
10Lake County15$24.7M
11Santa Barbara County15$57.6M
12Napa County13$19.3M
13Sonoma County11$83.9M
14Mariposa County9$369K
15Placer County9$470K
16Santa Cruz County9$50.1M
17Trinity County9$4.5M
18Yuba County8$3.1M
19El Dorado County7$12.7M
20Madera County7$1.4M
21Monterey County7$2.8M
22Nevada County7$1.6M
23Siskiyou County7$4.2M
24Solano County7$4.8M
25Calaveras County6$17.7M
26Mendocino County6$7.7M
27Plumas County6$28.8M
28Santa Clara County6$2.8M
29Lassen County5$1.6M
30Tehama County5$133K
31Tulare County4$1.9M
32Tuolumne County4$1.5M
33Fresno County3$7.5M
34San Mateo County3$2.7M
35Yolo County3$12.8M
36Alameda County2$0
37Amador County2$0
38San Luis Obispo County2$0
39Stanislaus County2$1.3M
40Alpine County1$0
41Del Norte County1$102K
42Humboldt County1$135K
43Inyo County1$0
44Modoc County1$0
45Sierra County1$569K