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CountyButte County, California
Butte County recorded 28 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 11 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 11 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Butte County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 28 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, severe storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $181.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.
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Federal Public Assistance by category
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities(F) | 20 | $60,683,697 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 121 | $51,252,845 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 87 | $43,733,253 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 21 | $10,319,195 |
| Debris removal(A) | 39 | $8,775,891 |
| Management costs(Z) | 28 | $4,088,177 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 14 | $1,140,217 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 9 | $993,636 |
| All categories | 339 | $180,986,911 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 16
- Severe Storm 5
- Flood 3
- Biological 2
- Hurricane 1
- Dam/Levee Break 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Butte County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Jul 25, 2024 | FM-5519-CA | FM |
| Fire | Jul 2, 2024 | FM-5502-CA | FM |
| Severe Storm | Apr 13, 2024 | DR-4769-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 3, 2023 | DR-4699-CA | DR |
| Flood | Mar 10, 2023 | EM-3592-CA | EM |
| Flood | Jan 14, 2023 | DR-4683-CA | DR |
| Fire | Sep 9, 2020 | FM-5363-CA | FM |
| Fire | Aug 22, 2020 | DR-4558-CA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4482-CA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3428-CA | EM |
| Severe Storm | May 17, 2019 | DR-4434-CA | DR |
| Fire | Nov 12, 2018 | DR-4407-CA | DR |
| Fire | Nov 9, 2018 | EM-3409-CA | EM |
| Fire | Nov 8, 2018 | FM-5278-CA | FM |
| Fire | Oct 10, 2017 | DR-4344-CA | DR |
| Fire | Oct 9, 2017 | FM-5216-CA | FM |
| Fire | Oct 9, 2017 | FM-5218-CA | FM |
| Fire | Jul 9, 2017 | FM-5189-CA | FM |
| Flood | Apr 1, 2017 | DR-4308-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 14, 2017 | DR-4301-CA | DR |
| Dam/Levee Break | Feb 14, 2017 | EM-3381-CA | EM |
| Fire | Jul 8, 2008 | FM-2782-CA | FM |
| Fire | Jun 28, 2008 | EM-3287-CA | EM |
| Fire | Jun 11, 2008 | FM-2771-CA | FM |
| Fire | Jun 10, 2008 | FM-2770-CA | FM |
| Severe Storm | Feb 3, 2006 | DR-1628-CA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3248-CA | EM |
| Fire | Aug 11, 2004 | FM-2545-CA | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 28 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2024 | FM-5519-CA | FM | Fire | Park Fire |
| Jul 2, 2024 | FM-5502-CA | FM | Fire | Thompson Fire |
| Apr 13, 2024 | DR-4769-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Apr 3, 2023 | DR-4699-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Mar 10, 2023 | EM-3592-CA | EM | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jan 14, 2023 | DR-4683-CA | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Sep 9, 2020 | FM-5363-CA | FM | Fire | Bear Fire |
| Aug 22, 2020 | DR-4558-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4482-CA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3428-CA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| May 17, 2019 | DR-4434-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Nov 12, 2018 | DR-4407-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Nov 9, 2018 | EM-3409-CA | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Nov 8, 2018 | FM-5278-CA | FM | Fire | Camp Fire |
| Oct 10, 2017 | DR-4344-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Oct 9, 2017 | FM-5216-CA | FM | Fire | Cascade Fire |
| Oct 9, 2017 | FM-5218-CA | FM | Fire | La Porte Fire |
| Jul 9, 2017 | FM-5189-CA | FM | Fire | Wall Fire |
| Apr 1, 2017 | DR-4308-CA | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Feb 14, 2017 | DR-4301-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Feb 14, 2017 | EM-3381-CA | EM | Dam/Levee Break | Potential Failure Of The Emergency Spillway At Oroville Lake |
| Jul 8, 2008 | FM-2782-CA | FM | Fire | Camp Fire |
| Jun 28, 2008 | EM-3287-CA | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Jun 11, 2008 | FM-2771-CA | FM | Fire | Humboldt Fire |
| Jun 10, 2008 | FM-2770-CA | FM | Fire | Ophir Fire |
| Feb 3, 2006 | DR-1628-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3248-CA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 11, 2004 | FM-2545-CA | FM | Fire | Ca Oregon Fire 08-11-2004 |
How these numbers are built
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to California's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.