FEMAFM-5278-CAFire managementDeclared November 8, 2018
FM-5278-CA: California Camp Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for California (FM-5278-CA) on November 8, 2018 for the incident that began on November 8, 2018; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5278-CA (also written FEMA-5278-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Fire: Camp Fire
- Incident period
- November 8, 2018 to continuing
- Declared
- November 8, 2018
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the tenth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte (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?
$1.5 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. 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/5278. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.