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Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County recorded 67 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 16 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 44 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Los Angeles County, CA

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

67
Declarations since FY2000
16
Major disasters (DR)
7
Emergencies (EM)
44
Fire management (FM)
Aug 2025
Most recent
$2.3B
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

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.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 06037
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
86.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 86.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status89.5
Household characteristics28.2
Racial and ethnic minority status97.4
Housing type and transportation91.8

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
100.0
overall risk score
Very High
Expected annual loss$7.6BVery High
NRI social vulnerability55.4Relatively Moderate
Community resilience13.5Very Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Emergency protective measures(B)1,356$2,006,799,229
Roads and bridges(C)380$61,557,852
Management costs(Z)150$44,722,894
Buildings and equipment(E)368$41,055,909
Debris removal(A)375$38,382,270
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 categories3,224$2,270,078,020

Recovery funding, how fast it came

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.

Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds 2025$27.8M
155 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2024$13.0M
285 days to first federal obligation
DR-4750 2023$4.2M
562 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2023$3.5M
135 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2023$14.3M
165 days to first federal obligation
Wildfires 2020$7.8M
157 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

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.

327,054
valid registrations
64,513
households approved
$307,085,006
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$38,511,498
Rental assistance$61,554,508
Other needs$206,650,187

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

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.

$514,407,939
federal mitigation share
410
funded projects
1,913
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal 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

State declarations (governor)

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.

2
state declarations with local storm evidence
47
statewide on record

Archive coverage for California: 2019-present current Governor publication archive; 2000-2018 not exposed

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Feb 4, 2024Proclamation 79675Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Southern California As Powerful Storm Makes LandfallFlash Flood, Thunderstorm WindNot reported
Aug 19, 2023Proclamation 77841Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency As Hurricane Hilary Approaches CaliforniaFlash FloodNot 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.

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Los Angeles County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireAug 8, 2025FM-5605-CAFM
FireJan 8, 2025DR-4856-CADR
FireJan 8, 2025FM-5550-CAFM
FireJan 8, 2025FM-5551-CAFM
FireJan 7, 2025FM-5549-CAFM
FireDec 10, 2024FM-5548-CAFM
FireSep 11, 2024FM-5537-CAFM
Severe StormApr 13, 2024DR-4769-CADR
Severe StormApr 3, 2023DR-4699-CADR
FloodMar 10, 2023EM-3592-CAEM
FloodJan 14, 2023DR-4683-CADR
FloodJan 9, 2023EM-3591-CAEM
FireOct 16, 2020DR-4569-CADR
FireSep 13, 2020FM-5374-CAFM
BiologicalMar 22, 2020DR-4482-CADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3428-CAEM
FireOct 28, 2019FM-5297-CAFM
FireOct 24, 2019FM-5296-CAFM
FireOct 11, 2019FM-5293-CAFM
FireNov 12, 2018DR-4407-CADR
FireNov 9, 2018EM-3409-CAEM
FireNov 9, 2018FM-5280-CAFM
FireJan 2, 2018DR-4353-CADR
FireDec 8, 2017EM-3396-CAEM
FireDec 6, 2017FM-5227-CAFM
FireDec 5, 2017FM-5225-CAFM
FireDec 5, 2017FM-5226-CAFM
FireSep 2, 2017FM-5201-CAFM
FloodMar 16, 2017DR-4305-CADR
FireJul 23, 2016FM-5135-CAFM
FireJul 9, 2016FM-5132-CAFM
FireJun 21, 2016FM-5129-CAFM
FireJun 5, 2016FM-5124-CAFM
FireJan 16, 2014FM-5051-CAFM
FireJun 2, 2013FM-5025-CAFM
FireJul 30, 2010FM-2851-CAFM
Severe StormMar 8, 2010DR-1884-CADR
FireAug 28, 2009FM-2828-CAFM
FireAug 28, 2009FM-2830-CAFM
FireNov 18, 2008DR-1810-CADR
FireNov 15, 2008FM-2791-CAFM
FireNov 15, 2008FM-2792-CAFM
FireOct 13, 2008FM-2789-CAFM
FireOct 12, 2008FM-2788-CAFM
FireApr 27, 2008FM-2763-CAFM
FireOct 24, 2007DR-1731-CADR
FireOct 23, 2007EM-3279-CAEM
FireOct 22, 2007FM-2736-CAFM
FireOct 21, 2007FM-2732-CAFM
FireOct 21, 2007FM-2733-CAFM
FireJul 8, 2007FM-2708-CAFM
FireMay 10, 2007FM-2694-CAFM
FireMay 9, 2007FM-2691-CAFM
FreezingMar 13, 2007DR-1689-CADR
FireSep 28, 2005FM-2583-CAFM
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3248-CAEM
Severe StormApr 14, 2005DR-1585-CADR
Severe StormFeb 4, 2005DR-1577-CADR
FireJul 21, 2004FM-2535-CAFM
FireJul 18, 2004FM-2534-CAFM
FireJul 14, 2004FM-2528-CAFM
FireOct 27, 2003DR-1498-CADR
FireOct 25, 2003FM-2502-CAFM
FireJan 7, 2003FM-2466-CAFM
FireSep 24, 2002FM-2464-CAFM
FireSep 4, 2002FM-2462-CAFM
FireJun 6, 2002FM-2417-CAFM

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 67 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Aug 8, 2025FM-5605-CAFMFireCanyon Fire
Jan 8, 2025DR-4856-CADRFireWildfires And Straight-Line Winds
Jan 8, 2025FM-5550-CAFMFireEaton Fire
Jan 8, 2025FM-5551-CAFMFireHurst Fire
Jan 7, 2025FM-5549-CAFMFirePalisades Fire
Dec 10, 2024FM-5548-CAFMFireFranklin Fire
Sep 11, 2024FM-5537-CAFMFireBridge Fire
Apr 13, 2024DR-4769-CADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Apr 3, 2023DR-4699-CADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 10, 2023EM-3592-CAEMFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Jan 14, 2023DR-4683-CADRFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Jan 9, 2023EM-3591-CAEMFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Oct 16, 2020DR-4569-CADRFireWildfires
Sep 13, 2020FM-5374-CAFMFireBobcat Fire
Mar 22, 2020DR-4482-CADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3428-CAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 28, 2019FM-5297-CAFMFireGetty Fire
Oct 24, 2019FM-5296-CAFMFireTick Fire
Oct 11, 2019FM-5293-CAFMFireSaddleridge Fire
Nov 12, 2018DR-4407-CADRFireWildfires
Nov 9, 2018EM-3409-CAEMFireWildfires
Nov 9, 2018FM-5280-CAFMFireWoolsey Fire
Jan 2, 2018DR-4353-CADRFireWildfires, Flooding, Mudflows, And Debris Flows
Dec 8, 2017EM-3396-CAEMFireWildfires
Dec 6, 2017FM-5227-CAFMFireSkirball Fire
Dec 5, 2017FM-5225-CAFMFireCreek Fire
Dec 5, 2017FM-5226-CAFMFireRye Fire
Sep 2, 2017FM-5201-CAFMFireLa Tuna Fire
Mar 16, 2017DR-4305-CADRFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Jul 23, 2016FM-5135-CAFMFireSand Fire
Jul 9, 2016FM-5132-CAFMFireSage Fire
Jun 21, 2016FM-5129-CAFMFireFish Fire
Jun 5, 2016FM-5124-CAFMFireOld Fire
Jan 16, 2014FM-5051-CAFMFireColby Fire
Jun 2, 2013FM-5025-CAFMFirePowerhouse Fire
Jul 30, 2010FM-2851-CAFMFireCrown Fire
Mar 8, 2010DR-1884-CADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Debris And Mud Flows
Aug 28, 2009FM-2828-CAFMFirePv Fire
Aug 28, 2009FM-2830-CAFMFireStation Fire
Nov 18, 2008DR-1810-CADRFireWildfires
Nov 15, 2008FM-2791-CAFMFireSayre Fire
Nov 15, 2008FM-2792-CAFMFireFreeway Fire Complex
Oct 13, 2008FM-2789-CAFMFireSesnon Fire
Oct 12, 2008FM-2788-CAFMFireMarek Fire
Apr 27, 2008FM-2763-CAFMFireSanta Anita Fire
Oct 24, 2007DR-1731-CADRFireWildfires, Flooding, Mud Flows, And Debris Flows
Oct 23, 2007EM-3279-CAEMFireWildfires
Oct 22, 2007FM-2736-CAFMFireRanch Fire
Oct 21, 2007FM-2732-CAFMFireCanyon Fire
Oct 21, 2007FM-2733-CAFMFireBuckweed Fire
Jul 8, 2007FM-2708-CAFMFireCanyon Fire
May 10, 2007FM-2694-CAFMFireIsland Fire
May 9, 2007FM-2691-CAFMFireGriffith Park Fire
Mar 13, 2007DR-1689-CADRFreezingSevere Freeze
Sep 28, 2005FM-2583-CAFMFireTopanga Fire
Sep 13, 2005EM-3248-CAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Apr 14, 2005DR-1585-CADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mud And Debris Flows
Feb 4, 2005DR-1577-CADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Debris Flows, And Mudslides
Jul 21, 2004FM-2535-CAFMFireCa-Crown Wildfire-07-21-2004
Jul 18, 2004FM-2534-CAFMFireCa-Foothill Wildfire-07-18-2004
Jul 14, 2004FM-2528-CAFMFireCa - Pine Fire - 7-13-2004
Oct 27, 2003DR-1498-CADRFireWildfires, Flooding, Mudflow And Debris Flow Directly Related T
Oct 25, 2003FM-2502-CAFMFireCa-Verdale Fire 10-25-2003
Jan 7, 2003FM-2466-CAFMFireCa - Wildfire (Pacific Fire) - 01-06-2003
Sep 24, 2002FM-2464-CAFMFireWilliams Fire
Sep 4, 2002FM-2462-CAFMFireLeona Fire
Jun 6, 2002FM-2417-CAFMFireCa - Copper Fire - 06-06-2002
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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.

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