Disaster detail

WILDFIRES

DR-4610-CA affected Plumas 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
DR
Public assistance
$23.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,016
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$8.2M
Buildings and Equipment$6.7M
Emergency Protective Measures$5.5M
Management Costs$951K
Roads and Bridges$896K
Debris Removal$595K
Water Control Facilities$372K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$239K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$20K
Total PA obligated$23.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.7M
Renter-approved dollars$1.1M
Intake IHP dollars$7.7M
Validated phase 2 dollars$10.5M
Tracked registrations1,016
About this declaration

What DR-4610-CA means

DR-4610-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Plumas 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 Plumas County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.