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Mariposa County, California

Mariposa County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 8 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Mariposa County, CA

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

19
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
8
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2024
Most recent
$3.2M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Mariposa County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 19 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, flood, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $3.2 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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 06043
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
86.1
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 86.1% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status65.4
Household characteristics92.2
Racial and ethnic minority status57.1
Housing type and transportation94.7

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
86.4
overall risk score
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss$38.1MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability93.0Very High
Community resilience21.3Relatively 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
Roads and bridges(C)26$1,665,048
Emergency protective measures(B)11$1,066,503
Buildings and equipment(E)2$267,076
Debris removal(A)4$96,691
Parks and recreation(G)3$85,136
Utilities(F)3$37,407
Management costs(Z)2$7,592
All categories51$3,225,453

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 9-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 164 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.

Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2023$648K
438 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2023$852K
443 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides 2017$1.3M
124 days to first federal obligation
DR-1952 2011$104K
104 days to first federal obligation
Wildfires 2008$369K
164 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr9 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.

725
valid registrations
399
households approved
$3,667,267
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$3,268,497
Rental assistance$249,429
Other needs$148,023

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.

$3,000,088
federal mitigation share
4
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)4$3,000,088

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
Aug 19, 2023Proclamation 77841Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency As Hurricane Hilary Approaches CaliforniaThunderstorm Wind$1,000
Mar 8, 2023Proclamation 76379Governor Newsom Proclaims Storm State of Emergency Supporting 21 Additional CountiesFlood, Heavy RainNot 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 Mariposa County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireJul 5, 2024FM-5503-CAFM
Severe StormApr 3, 2023DR-4699-CADR
FloodMar 10, 2023EM-3592-CAEM
FloodJan 14, 2023DR-4683-CADR
FloodJan 9, 2023EM-3591-CAEM
FireJul 23, 2022FM-5445-CAFM
BiologicalMar 22, 2020DR-4482-CADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3428-CAEM
Severe StormMay 17, 2019DR-4434-CADR
Severe StormMay 1, 2019DR-4431-CADR
FireSep 2, 2017FM-5202-CAFM
FireJul 17, 2017FM-5192-CAFM
FloodApr 1, 2017DR-4308-CADR
FireSep 5, 2014FM-5077-CAFM
FireAug 23, 2013FM-5049-CAFM
FireJun 28, 2008EM-3287-CAEM
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3248-CAEM
FireSep 13, 2004FM-2555-CAFM
FireSep 2, 2004FM-2552-CAFM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 19 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 5, 2024FM-5503-CAFMFireFrench Fire
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
Jul 23, 2022FM-5445-CAFMFireOak Fire
Mar 22, 2020DR-4482-CADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3428-CAEMBiologicalCovid-19
May 17, 2019DR-4434-CADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 1, 2019DR-4431-CADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sep 2, 2017FM-5202-CAFMFireRailroad Fire
Jul 17, 2017FM-5192-CAFMFireDetwiler Fire
Apr 1, 2017DR-4308-CADRFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Sep 5, 2014FM-5077-CAFMFireBridge Fire
Aug 23, 2013FM-5049-CAFMFireRim Fire
Jun 28, 2008EM-3287-CAEMFireWildfires
Sep 13, 2005EM-3248-CAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sep 13, 2004FM-2555-CAFMFireRix-Ca-Old Highway Wildfire 9/13/04
Sep 2, 2004FM-2552-CAFMFireCa-Bear Fire-09-02-2004
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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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