DR-4569-CA · Major disaster declaration

Wildfires

Declared for California on Oct 16, 2020, covering 12 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 10 of them.

Oct 16, 2020declared

12areas designated

10open to household applications

$31.4Mpublic assistance obligated so far

Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

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.

Area	Programs	Households could apply until
Del Norte County	IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared	—
Fresno County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
Los Angeles County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
Madera County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
Mendocino County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
Napa County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
San Bernardino County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
San Diego County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
Shasta County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
Siskiyou County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
Sonoma County	IA declaredPA declaredHM declared	Dec 16, 2020
Yuba County	IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared	—

Same event, other declarations

Declared	Declaration	Where	Hazard	Areas	Households can apply?
Aug 22, 2020	WildfiresDR-4558-CA · Major disaster	California	Fire	20	Yesdeadline was Dec 11, 2020
Sep 10, 2020	WildfiresEM-3542-OR · Emergency	Oregon	Fire	11	No

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