Designated Counties for California Wildfires

Disaster Summary For FEMA-3287-EM, California

Declaration Date: June 28, 2008

Incident Type: Wildfires

Incident Period: June 20 - August 20, 2008

Designations and Types of Assistance:

The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is authorized to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated areas with respect to (uncontained) fires existing at this time.  Specifically, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program at 75 percent Federal funding.

This assistance is for the counties of Butte, Mendocino, Monterey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, and Trinity.

Butte, Kern, Mariposa, Mendocino, Monterey, Plumas, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, and Trinity Counties for emergency protective measures, (Category B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program, for a period of up to 60 days beginning on June 20, 2008, and ending on August 20, 2008, or the close of the incident period, whichever occurs first.

Other:

Additional designations may be made at a later date after further evaluation.