WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4856-CA affected Los Angeles County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Fire

DR-4856-CA

Declared

Jan 8, 2025

Public assistance

$27.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

271,108

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$20.2M

Emergency Protective Measures$2.8M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.4M

Debris Removal$1.4M

Utilities$663K

Roads and Bridges$426K

Water Control Facilities$249K

Management Costs$145K

Building Code Management and Enforcement$91K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K

Total PA obligated$27.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$71.4M

Renter-approved dollars$101.2M

Intake IHP dollars$345.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$360.8M

Tracked registrations271,108

About this declaration

What DR-4856-CA means

DR-4856-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Los Angeles County, California, with an incident window starting Jan 7, 2025 through Jan 31, 2025. 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 Los Angeles County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.