WILDFIRES

DR-4610-CA affected Nevada County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Fire

DR-4610-CA

Declared

Aug 24, 2021

Public assistance

$392K

Project obligations

Registrations

406

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$257K

Debris Removal$96K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$20K

Management Costs$20K

Total PA obligated$392K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$359K

Renter-approved dollars$66K

Intake IHP dollars$850K

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.2M

Tracked registrations406

About this declaration

What DR-4610-CA means

DR-4610-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Nevada County, California, with an incident window starting Jul 14, 2021 through Oct 25, 2021. 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 Nevada County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.