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CountyHumboldt County, California
Humboldt County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for Humboldt County runs between 2005 and 2023, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $44.3 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roads and bridges(C) | 130 | $30,528,676 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 85 | $7,856,360 |
| Debris removal(A) | 22 | $2,083,938 |
| Utilities(F) | 25 | $1,564,599 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 6 | $1,294,506 |
| Management costs(Z) | 16 | $673,232 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 16 | $166,600 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 15 | $161,163 |
| All categories | 315 | $44,329,074 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 4
- Flood 4
- Biological 2
- Hurricane 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Humboldt County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Flood | Jan 9, 2023 | EM-3591-CA | EM |
| 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 |
| Flood | Apr 1, 2017 | DR-4308-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 14, 2017 | DR-4301-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 3, 2006 | DR-1628-CA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3248-CA | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 11 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | EM-3591-CA | EM | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
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.