FEMAFM-5259-CAFire managementDeclared July 23, 2018
FM-5259-CA: California Carr Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for California (FM-5259-CA) on July 23, 2018 for the incident of July 23, 2018 to August 18, 2018; it covers 2 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $4.3 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5259-CA (also written FEMA-5259-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Fire: Carr Fire
- Incident period
- July 23, 2018 to August 18, 2018
- Declared
- July 23, 2018
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the sixth of 12 fire management 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 | Yes |
| Trinity (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?
$4.3 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.
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/5259. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.