FEMAEM-3248-CAEmergencyDeclared September 13, 2005
EM-3248-CA: California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
FEMA made an emergency declaration for California (EM-3248-CA) on September 13, 2005 for the incident of August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005; it covers 58 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $988,951 in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3248-CA (also written FEMA-3248-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
- Incident period
- August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005
- Declared
- September 13, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for California in 2005
- Status
- closed out on November 29, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Alpine (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Amador (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Butte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calaveras (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Colusa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Contra Costa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Del Norte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| El Dorado (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fresno (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Glenn (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Humboldt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Imperial (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Inyo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kern (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kings (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lassen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Los Angeles (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madera (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mariposa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mendocino (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Merced (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Modoc (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mono (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monterey (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Napa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nevada (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Placer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Plumas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Riverside (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sacramento (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Benito (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Bernardino (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Diego (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Francisco (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Joaquin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Luis Obispo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| San Mateo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Santa Barbara (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Santa Clara (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Santa Cruz (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shasta (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sierra (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Siskiyou (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Solano (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sonoma (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stanislaus (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sutter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tehama (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Trinity (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tulare (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tuolumne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ventura (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Yolo (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?
$988,951Public 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/3248. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.