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FM-5262-CA · Fire management assistance declaration

Mendocino Fire Complex

Declared for California on Jul 28, 2018, covering 3 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Jul 28, 2018declared
3areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJul 29, 2018 – Aug 20, 2018DeclaredJul 28, 2018Closed outAug 18, 2026

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 fire management declaration is

A fire management assistance declaration is approved by a FEMA regional administrator, not the President, while a fire is burning and threatens to become a major disaster. It reimburses state, local and tribal firefighting costs. It does not include help for individual households.

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
Lake CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Mendocino CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hopland Rancheria (Indian Reservation)IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—