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Santa Barbara County, California

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

Total declarations
43
1969 to 2024
Tracked FEMA aid
$140.8M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Fire
4,378 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4769
Apr 13, 2024
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$48.4M
Debris Removal$29.1M
Utilities$18.9M
Roads and Bridges$17.4M
Water Control Facilities$8.4M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4.2M
Direct Administrative Costs$1.8M
Management Costs$1.5M
Total PA obligated$130.7M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations4,378
IHP / household aid$10.1M
Housing assistance$7.3M
Other needs assistance$2.8M
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.

BiologicalMar 2020Santa Barbara County

COVID-19

EM-3428-CA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireNov 2008Santa Barbara County

WILDFIRES

DR-1810-CA · Nov 13, 2008 to Nov 28, 2008
$2.2MPA obligated
411Registrations
$1.1MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireJun 1990Santa Barbara County

FIRES

DR-872-CA · Jun 26, 1990 to Jul 3, 1990
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms