Disaster declarations in California

California had 398 FEMA declarations, 116 of them major disasters from 1953 to November 2, 2026, according to FEMA's Disaster Declarations Summaries.

Declarations, to November 2, 2026

398
Declarations, all types: 1953 to November 2, 2026; 15 of them tribal governments’ declarations, filed under this code.; 116
Major disasters: 1953 to November 2, 2026; Rank 1 of 59 that FEMA names; a tie shares a rank. Every year FEMA records.; 18
Emergency declarations: 1953 to November 2, 2026; Rank 9 of 59 that FEMA names; a tie shares a rank.; 264
Fire management declarations: 1953 to November 2, 2026; Rank 2 of 59 that FEMA names; a tie shares a rank.; 106
Declarations still open: as of November 2, 2026; FEMA prints no closeout date for them.

53
Major disasters declared since 2000: 2000 to November 2, 2026; Rank 2 of 59 that FEMA names; a tie shares a rank. The ranking is by this measure.; 52
Without COVID-19: 2000 to November 2, 2026; The same major disasters, less the COVID-19 declarations FEMA files as Biological.; 58
Counties named: 2000 to November 2, 2026; Counties named in a major disaster declared since 2000, each counted once.

Each national ranking lists all 59 states, territories and freely associated states FEMA names, with California’s place in it.

California on the Factbook: its other public data, on one page.

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Data retrieved November 4, 2026