FEMAFM-5405-CAFire managementDeclared August 5, 2021
FM-5405-CA: California River Fire
FEMA made a fire management assistance declaration for California (FM-5405-CA) on August 5, 2021 for the incident that began on August 4, 2021; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- FM-5405-CA (also written FEMA-5405-FM)
- Type
- Fire management assistance declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Fire: River Fire
- Incident period
- August 4, 2021 to continuing
- Declared
- August 5, 2021
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the third of 8 fire management declarations for California in 2021
- Status
- closed out on April 29, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placer (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/5405. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.