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Shasta County, California

Shasta County recorded 27 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 15 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Shasta County, CA

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

27
Declarations since FY2000
8
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
15
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2023
Most recent
$33.8M
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for Shasta County runs between 2002 and 2023, covering 27 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, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $33.8 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.

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 06089
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
76.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 76.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status61.0
Household characteristics83.3
Racial and ethnic minority status56.8
Housing type and transportation79.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
93.4
overall risk score
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss$135.5MRelatively Moderate
NRI social vulnerability41.1Relatively Moderate
Community resilience47.7Relatively Moderate

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
Utilities(F)14$10,508,503
Emergency protective measures(B)54$8,225,743
Roads and bridges(C)21$6,595,697
Debris removal(A)27$4,251,074
Parks and recreation(G)14$2,420,712
Management costs(Z)16$1,038,862
Water control facilities(D)8$546,295
Buildings and equipment(E)13$170,358
All categories167$33,757,244

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 10-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 176 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$351K
212 days to first federal obligation
Wildfires 2020$627K
139 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$4.3M
634 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2019$4.3M
141 days to first federal obligation
Wildfires And High Winds 2018$16.7M
90 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides 2017$2.7M
230 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr9 yr10 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.

3,668
valid registrations
672
households approved
$7,580,202
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$3,992,315
Rental assistance$810,973
Other needs$2,764,883

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.

$16,259,882
federal mitigation share
14
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)14$16,259,882

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.

1
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
Dec 24, 2025Proclamation 104846Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency to support response in multiple counties due to late December stormsFlash Flood, Flood$7,000,000

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 Shasta County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormApr 3, 2023DR-4699-CADR
FireSep 23, 2021FM-5417-CAFM
FireOct 16, 2020DR-4569-CADR
FireSep 28, 2020FM-5377-CAFM
BiologicalMar 22, 2020DR-4482-CADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3428-CAEM
Severe StormMay 1, 2019DR-4431-CADR
FireAug 4, 2018DR-4382-CADR
FireJul 28, 2018EM-3398-CAEM
FireJul 23, 2018FM-5259-CAFM
FireJun 25, 2018FM-5245-CAFM
FloodApr 1, 2017DR-4308-CADR
Severe StormFeb 14, 2017DR-4301-CADR
FireAug 3, 2014FM-5069-CAFM
FireAug 2, 2014FM-5067-CAFM
FireSep 10, 2013FM-5050-CAFM
FireAug 19, 2012FM-5007-CAFM
FireJun 28, 2008EM-3287-CAEM
FireJun 29, 2007FM-2702-CAFM
Severe StormFeb 3, 2006DR-1628-CADR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3248-CAEM
FireAug 26, 2005FM-2580-CAFM
FireAug 14, 2004FM-2547-CAFM
FireAug 14, 2004FM-2548-CAFM
FireAug 11, 2004FM-2544-CAFM
FireOct 28, 2003FM-2508-CAFM
FireSep 4, 2002FM-2461-CAFM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 27 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 3, 2023DR-4699-CADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sep 23, 2021FM-5417-CAFMFireFawn Fire
Oct 16, 2020DR-4569-CADRFireWildfires
Sep 28, 2020FM-5377-CAFMFireZogg Fire
Mar 22, 2020DR-4482-CADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3428-CAEMBiologicalCovid-19
May 1, 2019DR-4431-CADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Aug 4, 2018DR-4382-CADRFireWildfires And High Winds
Jul 28, 2018EM-3398-CAEMFireWildfire
Jul 23, 2018FM-5259-CAFMFireCarr Fire
Jun 25, 2018FM-5245-CAFMFireCreek Fire
Apr 1, 2017DR-4308-CADRFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Feb 14, 2017DR-4301-CADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Aug 3, 2014FM-5069-CAFMFireBald Fire
Aug 2, 2014FM-5067-CAFMFireEiler Fire
Sep 10, 2013FM-5050-CAFMFireClover Fire
Aug 19, 2012FM-5007-CAFMFirePonderosa Fire
Jun 28, 2008EM-3287-CAEMFireWildfires
Jun 29, 2007FM-2702-CAFMFireCreek Fire
Feb 3, 2006DR-1628-CADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides
Sep 13, 2005EM-3248-CAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Aug 26, 2005FM-2580-CAFMFireManton Fire
Aug 14, 2004FM-2547-CAFMFireCa-French Fire 08-14-2004
Aug 14, 2004FM-2548-CAFMFireCa-Lake Fire 08-14-2004
Aug 11, 2004FM-2544-CAFMFireCa-Bear Fire-08-11-2004
Oct 28, 2003FM-2508-CAFMFireCa-Whitmore Fire-10-28-2003
Sep 4, 2002FM-2461-CAFMFireSquirrel Fire
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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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