FEMADR-815-CAMajor disasterDeclared September 29, 1988
DR-815-CA: California Wildfires
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for California (DR-815-CA) on September 29, 1988 for the incident of September 11, 1988 to September 24, 1988; it covers 4 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-815-CA (also written FEMA-815-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Fire: Wildfires
- Incident period
- September 11, 1988 to September 24, 1988
- Declared
- September 29, 1988
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008)
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for California in 1988
- Status
- closed out on April 13, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Shasta (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Solano (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Yuba (County) | — | 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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
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/815. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.