FEMAEM-3398-CAEmergencyDeclared July 28, 2018
EM-3398-CA: California Wildfire
FEMA made an emergency declaration for California (EM-3398-CA) on July 28, 2018 for the incident of July 23, 2018 to September 19, 2018; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3398-CA (also written FEMA-3398-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Fire: Wildfire
- Incident period
- July 23, 2018 to September 19, 2018
- Declared
- July 28, 2018
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 emergency declarations for California in 2018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta (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.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3398. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.