WILDFIRES

DR-4558-CA affected San Mateo 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

Public assistance

$2.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,814

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$993K

Roads and Bridges$976K

Debris Removal$311K

Management Costs$115K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$372

Total PA obligated$2.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$150K

Renter-approved dollars$186K

Intake IHP dollars$671K

Validated phase 2 dollars$633K

Tracked registrations1,814

About this declaration

What DR-4558-CA means

DR-4558-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected San Mateo 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 San Mateo County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.