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EM-3140-CA · Emergency declaration

Ca-Wildfires-08/25/1999

Declared for California on Sep 1, 1999, covering 10 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 4 of them.

Sep 1, 1999declared
10areas designated
4open to household applications
$1.1Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodAug 24, 1999 – Nov 29, 1999DeclaredSep 1, 1999Apply byJan 10, 2000Closed outDec 13, 2010

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 an emergency declaration is

An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.

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 not declaredJan 10, 2000
Humboldt CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Napa CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Plumas CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
San Bernardino CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJan 10, 2000
Shasta CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJan 10, 2000
Tehama CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Trinity CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Tuolumne CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Yuba CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJan 10, 2000

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