Disaster Data / States / California / Los Angeles County
CountyLos Angeles County recorded 16 federal major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 7 emergency declarations and 44 fire management declarations, 67 in all. Its most common hazard is fire.
Highlighted: Los Angeles County, CA
Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 26, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for Los Angeles County runs between 2002 and 2025, covering 67 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, severe storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.3 billion in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 86.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.
Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation
The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation
$2.3B has been obligated to Los Angeles County in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$272M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $7K followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $2B, or 88% of the total, was COVID-19, which every county in the country received. $10M appears in FEMA's county totals but is not tied to a single declaration in the obligation timing file, so it is left unattributed here rather than assigned to a type.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out.
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) | 1,357 | $2,007,116,549 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 380 | $61,557,852 |
| Management costs(Z) | 150 | $44,722,894 |
| Debris removal(A) | 375 | $38,382,270 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 367 | $37,368,752 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 190 | $37,198,587 |
| Utilities(F) | 170 | $24,525,210 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 233 | $15,745,170 |
| Other(I) | 2 | $90,899 |
| All categories | 3,224 | $2,266,708,183 |
For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 4-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 161 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.
FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $38,642,516 |
| Rental assistance | $63,970,673 |
| Other needs | $206,811,624 |
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP) | 369 | $490,606,186 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 25 | $14,585,034 |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM) | 13 | $8,848,981 |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA) | 2 | $330,237 |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC) | 1 | $37,500 |
Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.
Archive coverage for California: 2019-present current Governor publication archive; 2000-2018 not exposed
| Signed | Order | Declaration | Hazards reported here | Reported damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2024 | Proclamation 79675 | Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Southern California As Powerful Storm Makes Landfall | Flash Flood, Thunderstorm Wind | Not reported |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Proclamation 77841 | Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency As Hurricane Hilary Approaches California | Flash Flood | Not reported |
Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.
Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.
Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every county has one from COVID-19.
Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.
Showing 67 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | FM-5605-CA | FM | Fire | Canyon Fire |
| Jan 8, 2025 | DR-4856-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds |
| Jan 8, 2025 | FM-5550-CA | FM | Fire | Eaton Fire |
| Jan 8, 2025 | FM-5551-CA | FM | Fire | Hurst Fire |
| Jan 7, 2025 | FM-5549-CA | FM | Fire | Palisades Fire |
| Dec 10, 2024 | FM-5548-CA | FM | Fire | Franklin Fire |
| Sep 11, 2024 | FM-5537-CA | FM | Fire | Bridge 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 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | EM-3591-CA | EM | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Oct 16, 2020 | DR-4569-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Sep 13, 2020 | FM-5374-CA | FM | Fire | Bobcat Fire |
| Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4482-CA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3428-CA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Oct 28, 2019 | FM-5297-CA | FM | Fire | Getty Fire |
| Oct 24, 2019 | FM-5296-CA | FM | Fire | Tick Fire |
| Oct 11, 2019 | FM-5293-CA | FM | Fire | Saddleridge Fire |
| Nov 12, 2018 | DR-4407-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Nov 9, 2018 | EM-3409-CA | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Nov 9, 2018 | FM-5280-CA | FM | Fire | Woolsey Fire |
| Jan 2, 2018 | DR-4353-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflows, And Debris Flows |
| Dec 8, 2017 | EM-3396-CA | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Dec 6, 2017 | FM-5227-CA | FM | Fire | Skirball Fire |
| Dec 5, 2017 | FM-5225-CA | FM | Fire | Creek Fire |
| Dec 5, 2017 | FM-5226-CA | FM | Fire | Rye Fire |
| Sep 2, 2017 | FM-5201-CA | FM | Fire | La Tuna Fire |
| Mar 16, 2017 | DR-4305-CA | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Jul 23, 2016 | FM-5135-CA | FM | Fire | Sand Fire |
| Jul 9, 2016 | FM-5132-CA | FM | Fire | Sage Fire |
| Jun 21, 2016 | FM-5129-CA | FM | Fire | Fish Fire |
| Jun 5, 2016 | FM-5124-CA | FM | Fire | Old Fire |
| Jan 16, 2014 | FM-5051-CA | FM | Fire | Colby Fire |
| Jun 2, 2013 | FM-5025-CA | FM | Fire | Powerhouse Fire |
| Jul 30, 2010 | FM-2851-CA | FM | Fire | Crown Fire |
| Mar 8, 2010 | DR-1884-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Debris And Mud Flows |
| Aug 28, 2009 | FM-2828-CA | FM | Fire | Pv Fire |
| Aug 28, 2009 | FM-2830-CA | FM | Fire | Station Fire |
| Nov 18, 2008 | DR-1810-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Nov 15, 2008 | FM-2791-CA | FM | Fire | Sayre Fire |
| Nov 15, 2008 | FM-2792-CA | FM | Fire | Freeway Fire Complex |
| Oct 13, 2008 | FM-2789-CA | FM | Fire | Sesnon Fire |
| Oct 12, 2008 | FM-2788-CA | FM | Fire | Marek Fire |
| Apr 27, 2008 | FM-2763-CA | FM | Fire | Santa Anita Fire |
| Oct 24, 2007 | DR-1731-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires, Flooding, Mud Flows, And Debris Flows |
| Oct 23, 2007 | EM-3279-CA | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Oct 22, 2007 | FM-2736-CA | FM | Fire | Ranch Fire |
| Oct 21, 2007 | FM-2732-CA | FM | Fire | Canyon Fire |
| Oct 21, 2007 | FM-2733-CA | FM | Fire | Buckweed Fire |
| Jul 8, 2007 | FM-2708-CA | FM | Fire | Canyon Fire |
| May 10, 2007 | FM-2694-CA | FM | Fire | Island Fire |
| May 9, 2007 | FM-2691-CA | FM | Fire | Griffith Park Fire |
| Mar 13, 2007 | DR-1689-CA | DR | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| Sep 28, 2005 | FM-2583-CA | FM | Fire | Topanga Fire |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3248-CA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Apr 14, 2005 | DR-1585-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mud And Debris Flows |
| Feb 4, 2005 | DR-1577-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Debris Flows, And Mudslides |
| Jul 21, 2004 | FM-2535-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Crown Wildfire-07-21-2004 |
| Jul 18, 2004 | FM-2534-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Foothill Wildfire-07-18-2004 |
| Jul 14, 2004 | FM-2528-CA | FM | Fire | Ca - Pine Fire - 7-13-2004 |
| Oct 27, 2003 | DR-1498-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflow And Debris Flow Directly Related T |
| Oct 25, 2003 | FM-2502-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Verdale Fire 10-25-2003 |
| Jan 7, 2003 | FM-2466-CA | FM | Fire | Ca - Wildfire (Pacific Fire) - 01-06-2003 |
| Sep 24, 2002 | FM-2464-CA | FM | Fire | Williams Fire |
| Sep 4, 2002 | FM-2462-CA | FM | Fire | Leona Fire |
| Jun 6, 2002 | FM-2417-CA | FM | Fire | Ca - Copper Fire - 06-06-2002 |
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). Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in the tables on this page but are not counted in the totals until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.
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