FEMAFM-5215-CAFire managementDeclared October 9, 2017
FM-5215-CA: California Tubbs Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for California (FM-5215-CA) on October 9, 2017 for the incident that began on October 8, 2017; it covers 2 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5215-CA (also written FEMA-5215-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Fire: Tubbs Fire
- Incident period
- October 8, 2017 to continuing
- Declared
- October 9, 2017
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the tenth of 23 fire management declarations for California in 2017
- Status
- closed out on January 10, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sonoma (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?
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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/5215. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.