FEMAEM-3140-CAEmergencyDeclared September 1, 1999
EM-3140-CA: California Ca-Wildfires-08/25/1999
FEMA made an emergency declaration for California (EM-3140-CA) on September 1, 1999 for the incident of August 24, 1999 to November 29, 1999; it covers 10 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $51.2 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3140-CA (also written FEMA-3140-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Fire: Ca-Wildfires-08/25/1999
- Incident period
- August 24, 1999 to November 29, 1999
- Declared
- September 1, 1999
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for California in 1999
- Status
- closed out on December 13, 2010
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- January 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Humboldt (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Napa (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Plumas (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| San Bernardino (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Shasta (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tehama (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Trinity (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Tuolumne (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Yuba (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?
$51.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 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/3140. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.