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Other declared disasters in California

5 federal other declared disasters disaster declarations in California since 1953.

Other declared disasters — California — federal disaster declarations per year
19642026

Counties most affected

Sonoma County3Mendocino County3Orange County3Del Norte County3Humboldt County3Colusa County2Contra Costa County2El Dorado County2Fresno County2Glenn County2Imperial County2Inyo County2Kern County2Kings County2Lake County2Lassen County2Los Angeles County2Madera County2Marin County2Mariposa County2Merced County2Modoc County2Mono County2Monterey County2Napa County2Nevada County2Placer County2Plumas County2Riverside County2Sacramento County2San Benito County2San Bernardino County2San Diego County2San Francisco County2San Joaquin County2San Luis Obispo County2San Mateo County2Santa Barbara County2Santa Clara County2Santa Cruz County2Shasta County2Sierra County2Siskiyou County2Solano County2Stanislaus County2Sutter County2Tehama County2Trinity County2Tulare County2Tuolumne County2Ventura County2Yolo County2Alameda County2Yuba County2Alpine County2Amador County2Butte County2Calaveras County2

Declarations

May 25, 2026Chemical1 counties
CHEMICAL RELEASE
March 22, 2020Biological58 counties
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
March 13, 2020Biological58 counties
COVID-19
September 13, 1994Fishing Losses4 counties
THE EL NINO (THE SALMON INDUSTRY)
April 1, 1964Other
SEISMIC SEA WAVE

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.

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