WILDFIRES, FLOODING, MUDFLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS

DR-4353-CA affected Ventura County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Fire

DR-4353-CA

Declared

Jan 2, 2018

Public assistance

$18.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,533

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$13.5M

Debris Removal$1.6M

Emergency Work Donated Resources$1.0M

Direct Administrative Costs$558K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$461K

Buildings and Equipment$403K

Roads and Bridges$378K

Utilities$164K

Water Control Facilities$102K

Total PA obligated$18.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$906K

Renter-approved dollars$1.1M

Intake IHP dollars$4.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.1M

Tracked registrations1,533

About this declaration

What DR-4353-CA means

DR-4353-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ventura County, California, with an incident window starting Dec 4, 2017 through Jan 31, 2018. 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 Ventura County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.