Disaster Data / States / California / Riverside County
CountyRiverside County recorded 12 federal major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 5 emergency declarations and 30 fire management declarations, 47 in all. Its most common hazard is fire.
Highlighted: Riverside 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 Riverside County runs between 2003 and 2026, covering 47 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Hilary in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, severe storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $165.7 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
Past 12 months
Riverside County has been named in 1 federal declaration in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported for Riverside County to date and grow as recovery continues. It falls in a complete fiscal year and is counted in the totals above.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM-5636-CAFire management · Fire | May 20, 2026 | Not applicable | Not applicable | None reported yet |
Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile, with the same figures for every place it covers.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 82.0% 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
$166M has been obligated to Riverside County in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$75M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $233K followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $91M, or 55% of the total, was COVID-19, which every county in the country received. $52K 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) | 316 | $97,281,281 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 115 | $23,727,147 |
| Utilities(F) | 66 | $17,193,464 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 246 | $14,451,386 |
| Debris removal(A) | 115 | $6,110,860 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 76 | $2,838,916 |
| Management costs(Z) | 47 | $2,798,312 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 51 | $1,264,937 |
| All categories | 1,032 | $165,666,303 |
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 11-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 151 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 | $305,489 |
| Rental assistance | $217,763 |
| Other needs | $19,034,385 |
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) | 48 | $18,386,576 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 12 | $3,656,897 |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC) | 4 | $249,183 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2025 | Proclamation 104846 | Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency to support response in multiple counties due to late December storms | Flood | Not reported |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Proclamation 79675 | Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Southern California As Powerful Storm Makes Landfall | Flood, Heavy Rain | Not reported |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Proclamation 77841 | Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency As Hurricane Hilary Approaches California | Flash Flood, Flood, Heavy Rain | Not reported |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Proclamation 54766 | Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency for Madera and Mariposa Counties Due to January Wind Event | Thunderstorm Wind | 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 47 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | FM-5636-CA | FM | Fire | Bain Fire |
| Sep 11, 2024 | FM-5538-CA | FM | Fire | Airport Fire |
| Jul 21, 2024 | FM-5515-CA | FM | Fire | Hawarden Fire |
| Nov 21, 2023 | DR-4750-CA | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Hilary |
| Jan 9, 2023 | EM-3591-CA | EM | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Sep 6, 2022 | FM-5451-CA | FM | Fire | Fairview Fire |
| Oct 26, 2020 | FM-5381-CA | FM | Fire | Blue Ridge Fire |
| Aug 2, 2020 | FM-5325-CA | FM | Fire | Apple Fire |
| Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4482-CA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3428-CA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | FM-5300-CA | FM | Fire | 46 Fire |
| Oct 30, 2019 | FM-5299-CA | FM | Fire | Hill Fire |
| May 1, 2019 | DR-4431-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Aug 9, 2018 | FM-5268-CA | FM | Fire | Holy Fire |
| Jul 25, 2018 | FM-5260-CA | FM | Fire | Cranston Fire |
| Dec 8, 2017 | EM-3396-CA | EM | 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 |
| Aug 8, 2013 | FM-5041-CA | FM | Fire | Silver Fire |
| Aug 6, 2013 | FM-5040-CA | FM | Fire | Falls Fire |
| May 1, 2013 | FM-5023-CA | FM | Fire | Summit Fire |
| Jan 26, 2011 | DR-1952-CA | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Debris And Mud Flows |
| Mar 8, 2010 | DR-1884-CA | DR | Severe Storm | 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 |
| Mar 13, 2007 | DR-1689-CA | DR | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| Oct 26, 2006 | FM-2678-CA | FM | Fire | Esperanza Fire |
| Sep 17, 2006 | FM-2676-CA | FM | Fire | Orchard Fire |
| Feb 6, 2006 | FM-2630-CA | FM | Fire | Sierra Fire |
| Oct 6, 2005 | FM-2584-CA | FM | Fire | Woodhouse 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 18, 2004 | FM-2533-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Melton Wildfire-07-18-2004 |
| Jul 14, 2004 | FM-2530-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Lakeview-07-14-2004 |
| May 4, 2004 | FM-2516-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Eagle Fire-05-04-2004 |
| May 4, 2004 | FM-2517-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Cerritos Fire-5-04-2004 |
| Apr 26, 2004 | FM-2515-CA | FM | Fire | Ca - Pleasure Fire - 04-25-2004 |
| Oct 27, 2003 | DR-1498-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflow And Debris Flow Directly Related T |
| Oct 26, 2003 | FM-2507-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Mountain Fire-10-26-2003 |
| Oct 21, 2003 | FM-2500-CA | FM | Fire | Pass Fire |
| Aug 19, 2003 | FM-2491-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Locust Wildfire-08-19-2003 |
| Jul 25, 2003 | FM-2487-CA | FM | Fire | Canyon Fire |
| Jul 3, 2003 | FM-2475-CA | FM | Fire | Ca-Railroad Fire-07-03-2003 |
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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