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FEMAFM-2554-CAFire managementDeclared September 4, 2004

FM-2554-CA: California Ca-Geysers Fire-09-04-2004

FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for California (FM-2554-CA) on September 4, 2004 for the incident of September 3, 2004 to September 15, 2004; it covers 2 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $1.8 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
FM-2554-CA (also written FEMA-2554-FM)
Type
Fire management assistance declaration
State
California
Incident
Fire: Ca-Geysers Fire-09-04-2004
Incident period
September 3, 2004 to September 15, 2004
Declared
September 4, 2004
Programs declared
Public Assistance
FEMA region
9
Place in the year
the 20th of 21 fire management declarations for California in 2004
Status
closed out on January 5, 2010

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Lake (County)—Yes—
Sonoma (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?

$1.8 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/2554. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.