Santa Barbara County, California

Name: Santa Barbara County, California FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Santa Barbara County recorded 29 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 14 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 8 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Apr 2024

Most recent

$130.7M

Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Santa Barbara County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 29 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, flood, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $130.7 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)	236	$48,456,495
Debris removal(A)	137	$29,064,756
Utilities(F)	70	$18,816,915
Roads and bridges(C)	136	$17,131,827
Water control facilities(D)	48	$8,269,293
Parks and recreation(G)	59	$4,173,912
Management costs(Z)	52	$3,292,645
Buildings and equipment(E)	69	$1,472,021
All categories	807	$130,677,864

Most common hazards

Fire 14
Flood 6
Severe Storm 4
Biological 2
Earthquake 1
Freezing 1
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 Santa Barbara County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Severe Storm	Apr 13, 2024	DR-4769-CA	DR
Severe Storm	Apr 3, 2023	DR-4699-CA	DR
Flood	Mar 10, 2023	EM-3592-CA	EM
Flood	Jan 14, 2023	DR-4683-CA	DR
Flood	Jan 9, 2023	EM-3591-CA	EM
Fire	Oct 13, 2021	FM-5419-CA	FM
Biological	Mar 22, 2020	DR-4482-CA	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3428-CA	EM
Fire	Nov 26, 2019	FM-5303-CA	FM
Severe Storm	May 1, 2019	DR-4431-CA	DR
Fire	Jul 7, 2018	FM-5252-CA	FM
Fire	Jan 2, 2018	DR-4353-CA	DR
Fire	Dec 8, 2017	EM-3396-CA	EM
Fire	Dec 5, 2017	FM-5224-CA	FM
Flood	Apr 1, 2017	DR-4308-CA	DR
Flood	Mar 16, 2017	DR-4305-CA	DR
Flood	Jan 26, 2011	DR-1952-CA	DR
Fire	May 6, 2009	FM-2817-CA	FM
Fire	Nov 18, 2008	DR-1810-CA	DR
Fire	Nov 14, 2008	FM-2790-CA	FM
Fire	Jul 4, 2008	FM-2780-CA	FM
Fire	Jun 28, 2008	EM-3287-CA	EM
Fire	Oct 24, 2007	DR-1731-CA	DR
Fire	Oct 23, 2007	EM-3279-CA	EM
Freezing	Mar 13, 2007	DR-1689-CA	DR
Hurricane	Sep 13, 2005	EM-3248-CA	EM
Severe Storm	Feb 4, 2005	DR-1577-CA	DR
Fire	Jun 5, 2004	FM-2519-CA	FM
Earthquake	Jan 13, 2004	DR-1505-CA	DR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 29 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
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 13, 2021	FM-5419-CA	FM	Fire	Alisal Fire
Mar 22, 2020	DR-4482-CA	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3428-CA	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Nov 26, 2019	FM-5303-CA	FM	Fire	Cave Fire
May 1, 2019	DR-4431-CA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Jul 7, 2018	FM-5252-CA	FM	Fire	Holiday 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 5, 2017	FM-5224-CA	FM	Fire	Thomas Fire
Apr 1, 2017	DR-4308-CA	DR	Flood	Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
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
May 6, 2009	FM-2817-CA	FM	Fire	Jesusita Fire
Nov 18, 2008	DR-1810-CA	DR	Fire	Wildfires
Nov 14, 2008	FM-2790-CA	FM	Fire	Tea Fire
Jul 4, 2008	FM-2780-CA	FM	Fire	Gap Fire
Jun 28, 2008	EM-3287-CA	EM	Fire	Wildfires
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
Sep 13, 2005	EM-3248-CA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 4, 2005	DR-1577-CA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, Debris Flows, And Mudslides
Jun 5, 2004	FM-2519-CA	FM	Fire	Ca-Gaviota Fire-06-05-2004
Jan 13, 2004	DR-1505-CA	DR	Earthquake	Earthquake

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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.