FEMAFM-5040-CAFire managementDeclared August 6, 2013
FM-5040-CA: California Falls Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for California (FM-5040-CA) on August 6, 2013 for the incident of August 5, 2013 to August 10, 2013; it covers 1 designated area. FEMA had approved obligated $1.7 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5040-CA (also written FEMA-5040-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Fire: Falls Fire
- Incident period
- August 5, 2013 to August 10, 2013
- Declared
- August 6, 2013
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the fourth of 7 fire management declarations for California in 2013
- Status
- closed out on October 20, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside (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?
$1.7 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/5040. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.