WILDFIRES

DR-4558-CA affected Santa Cruz 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

$42.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

6,142

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$20.8M

Emergency Protective Measures$8.9M

Debris Removal$5.1M

Utilities$4.8M

Roads and Bridges$2.6M

Management Costs$414K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$133K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$20K

Total PA obligated$42.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3.2M

Renter-approved dollars$4.1M

Intake IHP dollars$14.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$14.6M

Tracked registrations6,142

About this declaration

What DR-4558-CA means

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