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Ventura County, California

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

Total declarations
52
1965 to 2024
Tracked FEMA aid
$323.9M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Fire
5,763 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-5545
Nov 6, 2024
Cross-link

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The same county on FloodZoneMap.org covers flood-zone context, map interpretation, and related flood insurance questions that sit adjacent to this disaster-history page.

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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$248.6M
Debris Removal$15.3M
Water Control Facilities$11.8M
Management Costs$10.1M
Roads and Bridges$8.7M
Utilities$8.2M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5.4M
Buildings and Equipment$1.6M
Total PA obligated$311.5M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations5,763
IHP / household aid$12.4M
Housing assistance$6.8M
Other needs assistance$5.6M
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.

FireNov 2024Ventura County

MOUNTAIN FIRE

FM-5545-CA · Nov 6, 2024 to Nov 15, 2024
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Ventura County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4482-CA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$215.9MPA obligated
775Registrations
$4.1MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Ventura County

COVID-19

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

MARIA FIRE

FM-5302-CA · Nov 1, 2019 to Nov 5, 2019
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireOct 2019Ventura County

EASY FIRE

FM-5298-CA · Oct 30, 2019 to Nov 2, 2019
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireNov 2018Ventura County

WILDFIRES

DR-4407-CA · Nov 8, 2018 to Nov 25, 2018
$14.3MPA obligated
610Registrations
$644KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireNov 2018Ventura County

WILDFIRES

EM-3409-CA · Nov 8, 2018 to Nov 25, 2018
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireNov 2018Ventura County

HILL FIRE

FM-5279-CA · Nov 8, 2018
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireDec 2017Ventura County

WILDFIRES

EM-3396-CA · Dec 4, 2017 to Dec 29, 2017
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireMay 2013Ventura County

SPRINGS FIRE

FM-5024-CA · May 2, 2013 to May 11, 2013
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireOct 2007Ventura County

WILDFIRES

EM-3279-CA · Oct 21, 2007 to Mar 31, 2008
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FreezingMar 2007Ventura County

SEVERE FREEZE

DR-1689-CA · Jan 11, 2007 to Jan 17, 2007
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, HMPrograms
FireDec 2006Ventura County

SHEKELL FIRE

FM-2681-CA · Dec 3, 2006 to Dec 6, 2006
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireSep 2006Ventura County

DAY FIRE

FM-2677-CA · Sep 25, 2006 to Sep 30, 2006
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireNov 2005Ventura County

SCHOOL FIRE

FM-2586-CA · Nov 18, 2005 to Nov 23, 2005
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireSep 2005Ventura County

TOPANGA FIRE

FM-2583-CA · Sep 28, 2005 to Oct 10, 2005
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireOct 2003Ventura County

SIMI FIRE

FM-2504-CA · Oct 24, 2003 to Nov 11, 2003
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FreezingFeb 1991Ventura County

SEVERE FREEZE

DR-894-CA · Dec 19, 1990 to Jan 3, 1991
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Ventura County

Ventura County, California has 52 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1965 to 2024. The dominant hazard type is fire, followed by flood. That is above the California average of 28 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $323.9M, 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.