Ventura County, California

Name: Ventura County, California FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Ventura County recorded 33 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 11 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 16 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

May 2026

Most recent

$310.2M

Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Ventura County runs between 2003 and 2024, covering 33 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 biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $310.2 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)	260	$249,715,249
Debris removal(A)	131	$14,972,934
Water control facilities(D)	104	$11,521,290
Management costs(Z)	49	$10,609,351
Roads and bridges(C)	114	$8,528,427
Utilities(F)	69	$8,044,564
Parks and recreation(G)	75	$5,296,989
Buildings and equipment(E)	50	$1,462,130
All categories	852	$310,150,934

Most common hazards

Fire 23
Severe Storm 4
Biological 2
Flood 2
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 Ventura County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Fire	Nov 6, 2024	FM-5545-CA	FM
Severe Storm	Apr 13, 2024	DR-4769-CA	DR
Severe Storm	Apr 3, 2023	DR-4699-CA	DR
Flood	Jan 14, 2023	DR-4683-CA	DR
Flood	Jan 9, 2023	EM-3591-CA	EM
Biological	Mar 22, 2020	DR-4482-CA	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3428-CA	EM
Fire	Nov 1, 2019	FM-5302-CA	FM
Fire	Oct 30, 2019	FM-5298-CA	FM
Fire	Oct 11, 2019	FM-5293-CA	FM
Fire	Nov 12, 2018	DR-4407-CA	DR
Fire	Nov 9, 2018	EM-3409-CA	EM
Fire	Nov 9, 2018	FM-5280-CA	FM
Fire	Nov 8, 2018	FM-5279-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
Fire	May 2, 2013	FM-5024-CA	FM
Fire	Sep 22, 2009	FM-2839-CA	FM
Fire	Oct 24, 2007	DR-1731-CA	DR
Fire	Oct 23, 2007	EM-3279-CA	EM
Fire	Oct 22, 2007	FM-2736-CA	FM
Freezing	Mar 13, 2007	DR-1689-CA	DR
Fire	Dec 3, 2006	FM-2681-CA	FM
Fire	Sep 26, 2006	FM-2677-CA	FM
Fire	Nov 18, 2005	FM-2586-CA	FM
Fire	Sep 28, 2005	FM-2583-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	Oct 27, 2003	DR-1498-CA	DR
Fire	Oct 26, 2003	FM-2504-CA	FM
Fire	Oct 25, 2003	FM-2502-CA	FM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 33 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Nov 6, 2024	FM-5545-CA	FM	Fire	Mountain Fire
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
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
Mar 22, 2020	DR-4482-CA	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3428-CA	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Nov 1, 2019	FM-5302-CA	FM	Fire	Maria Fire
Oct 30, 2019	FM-5298-CA	FM	Fire	Easy Fire
Oct 11, 2019	FM-5293-CA	FM	Fire	Saddleridge Fire
Nov 12, 2018	DR-4407-CA	DR	Fire	Wildfires
Nov 9, 2018	EM-3409-CA	EM	Fire	Wildfires
Nov 9, 2018	FM-5280-CA	FM	Fire	Woolsey Fire
Nov 8, 2018	FM-5279-CA	FM	Fire	Hill 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
May 2, 2013	FM-5024-CA	FM	Fire	Springs Fire
Sep 22, 2009	FM-2839-CA	FM	Fire	Guiberson Fire
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-2736-CA	FM	Fire	Ranch Fire
Mar 13, 2007	DR-1689-CA	DR	Freezing	Severe Freeze
Dec 3, 2006	FM-2681-CA	FM	Fire	Shekell Fire
Sep 26, 2006	FM-2677-CA	FM	Fire	Day Fire
Nov 18, 2005	FM-2586-CA	FM	Fire	School Fire
Sep 28, 2005	FM-2583-CA	FM	Fire	Topanga 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
Oct 27, 2003	DR-1498-CA	DR	Fire	Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflow And Debris Flow Directly Related T
Oct 26, 2003	FM-2504-CA	FM	Fire	Simi Fire
Oct 25, 2003	FM-2502-CA	FM	Fire	Ca-Verdale Fire 10-25-2003

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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.