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CountyLake County, California
Lake County recorded 25 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 12 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 9 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Lake County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 25 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 fire, severe storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $29.7 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 80 | $10,753,338 |
| Debris removal(A) | 18 | $7,301,357 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 89 | $5,967,353 |
| Utilities(F) | 13 | $4,597,920 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 14 | $584,400 |
| Management costs(Z) | 15 | $289,425 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 3 | $126,042 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 9 | $64,742 |
| All categories | 241 | $29,684,577 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 14
- Severe Storm 5
- Flood 3
- 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 Lake County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Sep 8, 2024 | FM-5536-CA | FM |
| Severe Storm | Apr 3, 2023 | DR-4699-CA | DR |
| Flood | Mar 10, 2023 | EM-3592-CA | EM |
| Flood | Jan 9, 2023 | EM-3591-CA | EM |
| Fire | Sep 12, 2021 | DR-4619-CA | DR |
| Fire | Aug 22, 2020 | DR-4558-CA | DR |
| Fire | Aug 18, 2020 | FM-5331-CA | FM |
| 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 | Aug 4, 2018 | DR-4382-CA | DR |
| Fire | Jun 24, 2018 | FM-5244-CA | FM |
| Fire | Oct 10, 2017 | DR-4344-CA | DR |
| Fire | Oct 9, 2017 | FM-5221-CA | FM |
| Flood | Apr 1, 2017 | DR-4308-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 14, 2017 | DR-4301-CA | DR |
| Fire | Aug 14, 2016 | FM-5145-CA | FM |
| Fire | Sep 22, 2015 | DR-4240-CA | DR |
| Fire | Sep 13, 2015 | FM-5112-CA | FM |
| Fire | Aug 2, 2015 | FM-5093-CA | FM |
| Fire | Aug 13, 2012 | FM-5004-CA | FM |
| Severe Storm | Jun 5, 2006 | DR-1646-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 3, 2006 | DR-1628-CA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3248-CA | EM |
| Fire | Sep 4, 2004 | FM-2554-CA | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 25 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2024 | FM-5536-CA | FM | Fire | Boyles Fire |
| 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 9, 2023 | EM-3591-CA | EM | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Sep 12, 2021 | DR-4619-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Aug 22, 2020 | DR-4558-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Aug 18, 2020 | FM-5331-CA | FM | Fire | Lnu Lightning Fire Complex |
| 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 |
| Aug 4, 2018 | DR-4382-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires And High Winds |
| Jun 24, 2018 | FM-5244-CA | FM | Fire | Pawnee Fire |
| Oct 10, 2017 | DR-4344-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Oct 9, 2017 | FM-5221-CA | FM | Fire | Sulphur 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 |
| Aug 14, 2016 | FM-5145-CA | FM | Fire | Clayton Fire |
| Sep 22, 2015 | DR-4240-CA | DR | Fire | Valley Fire And Butte Fire |
| Sep 13, 2015 | FM-5112-CA | FM | Fire | Valley Fire |
| Aug 2, 2015 | FM-5093-CA | FM | Fire | Rocky Fire |
| Aug 13, 2012 | FM-5004-CA | FM | Fire | Wye Fire |
| Jun 5, 2006 | DR-1646-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, 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 |
| Sep 4, 2004 | FM-2554-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Geysers Fire-09-04-2004 |
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.