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DR-4558-CA · Major disaster declaration

Wildfires

Declared for California on Aug 22, 2020, covering 20 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 15 of them.

Aug 22, 2020declared
20areas designated
15open to household applications
$93.4Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodAug 14, 2020 – Sep 26, 2020DeclaredAug 22, 2020Apply byDec 11, 2020

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a major disaster declaration is

A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Butte CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Lake CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Lassen CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Mendocino CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Monterey CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Napa CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Nevada CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Plumas CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
San Mateo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Santa Clara CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Santa Cruz CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Sierra CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Solano CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Sonoma CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Stanislaus CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Trinity CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Tulare CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Tuolumne CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Yolo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 11, 2020
Yuba CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Sep 10, 2020WildfiresEM-3542-OR · EmergencyOregon Fire11No
Oct 16, 2020WildfiresDR-4569-CA · Major disasterCalifornia Fire12Yesdeadline was Dec 16, 2020

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