Disaster detail

WILDFIRES

DR-4558-CA affected Monterey County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
DR-4558-CA
Declared
Aug 22, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$2.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
967
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.2M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$557K
Utilities$135K
Roads and Bridges$113K
Debris Removal$100K
Management Costs$15K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$2.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$160K
Renter-approved dollars$155K
Intake IHP dollars$630K
Validated phase 2 dollars$628K
Tracked registrations967
About this declaration

What DR-4558-CA means

DR-4558-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Monterey County, California, with an incident window starting Aug 14, 2020 through Sep 26, 2020. 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 Monterey County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.