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Mendocino County, California

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Mendocino County.

Total declarations
33
1964 to 2023
Tracked FEMA aid
$73.4M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Flood
2,461 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4699
Apr 3, 2023
Cross-link

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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Emergency Protective Measures$38.6M
Roads and Bridges$16.1M
Debris Removal$3.8M
Utilities$2.6M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.9M
Management Costs$1.7M
Buildings and Equipment$933K
Direct Administrative Costs$249K
Total PA obligated$66.2M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations2,461
IHP / household aid$7.3M
Housing assistance$5.9M
Other needs assistance$1.3M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

FireOct 2020Mendocino County

WILDFIRES

DR-4569-CA · Sep 4, 2020 to Nov 17, 2020
$84KPA obligated
141Registrations
$130KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireAug 2020Mendocino County

WILDFIRES

DR-4558-CA · Aug 14, 2020 to Sep 26, 2020
$98KPA obligated
70Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Mendocino County

COVID-19

EM-3428-CA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireOct 2017Mendocino County

WILDFIRES

DR-4344-CA · Oct 8, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017
$4.3MPA obligated
934Registrations
$2.9MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireJun 2008Mendocino County

WILDFIRES

EM-3287-CA · Jun 20, 2008 to Aug 20, 2008
$127KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
DroughtJan 1977Mendocino County

DROUGHT

EM-3023-CA · Jan 20, 1977
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Mendocino County

Mendocino County, California has 33 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1964 to 2023. The dominant hazard type is flood, followed by coastal storm. That is close to the California average of 28 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $73.4M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.