FEMADR-1342-CAMajor disasterDeclared September 14, 2000
DR-1342-CA: California Earthquake
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for California (DR-1342-CA) on September 14, 2000 for the incident of September 3, 2000 to September 3, 2000; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1342-CA (also written FEMA-1342-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Earthquake: Earthquake
- Incident period
- September 3, 2000 to September 3, 2000
- Declared
- September 14, 2000
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for California in 2000
- Status
- closed out on August 4, 2010
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- November 30, 2000
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napa (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$1.0 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1342. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.