FEMADR-4434-CAMajor disasterDeclared May 17, 2019
DR-4434-CA: California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for California (DR-4434-CA) on May 17, 2019 for the incident of February 24, 2019 to March 1, 2019; it covers 18 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $36.5 million in Public Assistance (as of September 25, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4434-CA (also written FEMA-4434-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
- Incident period
- February 24, 2019 to March 1, 2019
- Declared
- May 17, 2019
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the fifth of 5 major disaster declarations for California in 2019
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amador (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Butte (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Colusa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Del Norte (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| El Dorado (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Glenn (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Humboldt (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mariposa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mendocino (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Monterey (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Napa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sonoma (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Tehama (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Trinity (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Tuolumne (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Yolo (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?
$36.5 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$5.4 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 25, 2026. 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/4434. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.