Disaster Data / States / California / Orange County
CountyOrange County, California
Orange County recorded 24 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 11 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Orange County runs between 2002 and 2023, covering 24 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, flood, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $284.7 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) | 348 | $229,064,597 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 51 | $17,425,316 |
| Utilities(F) | 62 | $16,171,427 |
| Management costs(Z) | 17 | $9,235,877 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 51 | $4,530,772 |
| Debris removal(A) | 115 | $3,670,965 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 103 | $3,073,860 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 69 | $1,504,923 |
| All categories | 816 | $284,677,737 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 15
- Flood 4
- Severe Storm 2
- 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 Orange County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | Mar 10, 2023 | EM-3592-CA | EM |
| Flood | Jan 9, 2023 | EM-3591-CA | EM |
| Fire | May 12, 2022 | FM-5439-CA | FM |
| Fire | Dec 3, 2020 | FM-5383-CA | FM |
| Fire | Oct 26, 2020 | FM-5380-CA | FM |
| Fire | Oct 26, 2020 | FM-5381-CA | FM |
| Biological | Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4482-CA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3428-CA | EM |
| Fire | Oct 10, 2017 | DR-4344-CA | DR |
| Fire | Oct 9, 2017 | FM-5223-CA | FM |
| Fire | Sep 26, 2017 | FM-5213-CA | FM |
| Flood | Mar 16, 2017 | DR-4305-CA | DR |
| Flood | Jan 26, 2011 | DR-1952-CA | DR |
| Fire | Nov 18, 2008 | DR-1810-CA | DR |
| Fire | Nov 15, 2008 | FM-2792-CA | FM |
| Fire | Oct 24, 2007 | DR-1731-CA | DR |
| Fire | Oct 23, 2007 | EM-3279-CA | EM |
| Fire | Oct 22, 2007 | FM-2737-CA | FM |
| Fire | Mar 11, 2007 | FM-2683-CA | FM |
| Fire | Feb 6, 2006 | FM-2630-CA | FM |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3248-CA | EM |
| Severe Storm | Apr 14, 2005 | DR-1585-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 4, 2005 | DR-1577-CA | DR |
| Fire | May 14, 2002 | FM-2405-CA | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 24 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 12, 2022 | FM-5439-CA | FM | Fire | Coastal Fire |
| Dec 3, 2020 | FM-5383-CA | FM | Fire | Bond Fire |
| Oct 26, 2020 | FM-5380-CA | FM | Fire | Silverado Fire |
| Oct 26, 2020 | FM-5381-CA | FM | Fire | Blue Ridge Fire |
| Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4482-CA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3428-CA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Oct 10, 2017 | DR-4344-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Oct 9, 2017 | FM-5223-CA | FM | Fire | Canyon 2 Fire |
| Sep 26, 2017 | FM-5213-CA | FM | Fire | Canyon Fire |
| Mar 16, 2017 | DR-4305-CA | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Jan 26, 2011 | DR-1952-CA | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Debris And Mud Flows |
| Nov 18, 2008 | DR-1810-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Nov 15, 2008 | FM-2792-CA | FM | Fire | Freeway Fire Complex |
| 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-2737-CA | FM | Fire | Santiago Fire |
| Mar 11, 2007 | FM-2683-CA | FM | Fire | 241 Fire |
| Feb 6, 2006 | FM-2630-CA | FM | Fire | Sierra 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 |
| May 14, 2002 | FM-2405-CA | FM | Fire | Antonio Fire |
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.