DR-4856-CA

Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds

Major disaster declaration
Fire
Individual Assistance declared
Public Assistance declared
Hazard Mitigation declared

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

Source

Record updated by FEMA: 5 Oct 2026, 11:26 UTC
Retrieved by DisasterTrack: 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC
FEMA rows: 1

Cite this record

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2. Retrieved 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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Key facts

Declared: 8 Jan 2025
Incident period: 7 Jan 2025 to 31 Jan 2025
Declaration type: Major disaster declaration. The President declared a major disaster under the Stafford Act, which can authorise a broad range of federal recovery programmes. How FEMA declares disasters
Incident types designated: Fire, Straight-Line Winds
Where: California — 1 designated area
FEMA region: Region 9

Programmes declared

“Declared” means FEMA authorised this programme for the listed areas. It does not mean any individual or household is eligible. Eligibility is decided by FEMA — apply or check at DisasterAssistance.gov.

Apply or check status at DisasterAssistance.gov FEMA's record lists a last filing date of 31 Mar 2025 for Individual Assistance. Confirm with FEMA.

Designated areas

Programmes can differ from area to area. Names are as FEMA lists them.

Areas designated inDR-4856-CAand the programmes declared for each
Area	Programmes
Los Angeles (County)	IA, PA, HM

Same FEMA disaster number, or the same state with an incident starting within 30 days.

Key facts

Programmes declared

Designated areas

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