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Sonoma County, California

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

Total declarations
36
1964 to 2023
Tracked FEMA aid
$186.0M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Fire
20,773 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4699
Apr 3, 2023
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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$82.1M
Roads and Bridges$32.1M
Debris Removal$18.9M
Utilities$17.4M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$9.1M
Buildings and Equipment$3.8M
Water Control Facilities$2.9M
Management Costs$2.5M
Total PA obligated$171.0M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations20,773
IHP / household aid$15.1M
Housing assistance$8.7M
Other needs assistance$6.4M
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.

FireOct 2020Sonoma County

WILDFIRES

DR-4569-CA · Sep 4, 2020 to Nov 17, 2020
$4.7MPA obligated
1,208Registrations
$838KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireSep 2020Sonoma County

GLASS FIRE

FM-5376-CA · Sep 27, 2020
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireAug 2020Sonoma County

WILDFIRES

DR-4558-CA · Aug 14, 2020 to Sep 26, 2020
$6.2MPA obligated
2,470Registrations
$938KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Sonoma County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4482-CA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$47.2MPA obligated
228Registrations
$970KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Sonoma County

COVID-19

EM-3428-CA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireOct 2019Sonoma County

KINCADE FIRE

FM-5295-CA · Oct 24, 2019 to Nov 7, 2019
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireOct 2017Sonoma County

WILDFIRES

DR-4344-CA · Oct 8, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017
$60.2MPA obligated
15,950Registrations
$11.0MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireOct 2017Sonoma County

NUNS FIRE

FM-5220-CA · Oct 8, 2017
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireSep 2015Sonoma County

VALLEY FIRE

FM-5112-CA · Sep 12, 2015 to Oct 5, 2015
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FreezingFeb 1991Sonoma County

SEVERE FREEZE

DR-894-CA · Dec 19, 1990 to Jan 3, 1991
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IAPrograms
DroughtJan 1977Sonoma County

DROUGHT

EM-3023-CA · Jan 20, 1977
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Sonoma County

Sonoma County, California has 36 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1964 to 2023. The dominant hazard type is fire, followed by coastal storm. That is above the California average of 28 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $186.0M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.