Disaster Data / States / California / Santa Cruz County
CountySanta Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County recorded 22 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 11 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 6 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
The federal disaster record for Santa Cruz County runs between 2002 and 2024, covering 22 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, severe storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $212.2 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) | 163 | $73,269,022 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 208 | $64,245,187 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 36 | $21,817,111 |
| Debris removal(A) | 67 | $20,093,573 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 85 | $17,779,099 |
| Utilities(F) | 41 | $11,124,933 |
| Management costs(Z) | 31 | $3,447,481 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 8 | $468,775 |
| All categories | 639 | $212,245,181 |
Most common hazards
- Fire 8
- Severe Storm 5
- Flood 5
- Biological 2
- Tsunami 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 Cruz 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 | Aug 22, 2020 | DR-4558-CA | DR |
| Fire | Aug 20, 2020 | FM-5336-CA | FM |
| Biological | Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4482-CA | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3428-CA | EM |
| Flood | Apr 1, 2017 | DR-4308-CA | DR |
| Flood | Mar 16, 2017 | DR-4305-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 14, 2017 | DR-4301-CA | DR |
| Tsunami | Apr 18, 2011 | DR-1968-CA | DR |
| Fire | Aug 13, 2009 | FM-2824-CA | FM |
| Fire | Jun 28, 2008 | EM-3287-CA | EM |
| Fire | Jun 20, 2008 | FM-2775-CA | FM |
| Fire | Jun 11, 2008 | FM-2772-CA | FM |
| Fire | May 22, 2008 | FM-2766-CA | FM |
| Severe Storm | Jun 5, 2006 | DR-1646-CA | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 3, 2006 | DR-1628-CA | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3248-CA | EM |
| Fire | Sep 25, 2002 | FM-2465-CA | FM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 22 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 |
| Aug 22, 2020 | DR-4558-CA | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Aug 20, 2020 | FM-5336-CA | FM | Fire | Czu Lightning Fire Complex |
| Mar 22, 2020 | DR-4482-CA | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3428-CA | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 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 |
| Feb 14, 2017 | DR-4301-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Apr 18, 2011 | DR-1968-CA | DR | Tsunami | Tsunami Waves |
| Aug 13, 2009 | FM-2824-CA | FM | Fire | Lockheed Fire |
| Jun 28, 2008 | EM-3287-CA | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Jun 20, 2008 | FM-2775-CA | FM | Fire | Trabing Fire |
| Jun 11, 2008 | FM-2772-CA | FM | Fire | Martin Fire |
| May 22, 2008 | FM-2766-CA | FM | Fire | Summit Fire |
| Jun 5, 2006 | DR-1646-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Feb 3, 2006 | DR-1628-CA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3248-CA | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Sep 25, 2002 | FM-2465-CA | FM | Fire | Croy 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.