2025 Wildfire Incidents

Requested Support

Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAGs)

The State of California has secured the following FMAGs to support response efforts for several wildfires in 2025:

California Governor Executive Orders (EOs)

The Governor has issued the following EOs to support efforts for several wildfires in 2025:

State of Emergency Proclamation

The Governor has issued the following Emergency Proclamation(s) to support efforts for several wildfires in 2025:

Resources

General Recovery Resources
Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)

DRCs opened to support survivors and businesses that have suffered disaster-related losses or damages. Each center is unique and locally-driven with support from local, state, federal, and non-profit agencies.

Emergency Preparedness & Evacuations
State Employee Assistance

As a state employee, if you or a family member have been impacted by recent fires in California, you may be eligible to receive state benefits. As a reminder, state employees may find additional information on the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) website and/or call the EAP toll free number (1-866-327-4762) to access services.

Information Sheet: Resources for State Employees Impacted by Recent Fires (PDF)

EAP Resources for Wildfires (PDF)

National EAP Resources for Wildfires

Small Business Administration

Today, SBA announced that low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Southern California businesses, homeowners, renters and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations following President Joe Biden’s Major Disaster Declaration. The SBA Disaster Declaration covers Los Angeles and the contiguous counties of Kern, Orange, San Bernardino, and Ventura due to wildfires and straight-line winds that began January 7, 2025.

Loans are available to businesses of all sizes and PNP organizations to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery, equipment, inventory, and other business assets. SBA also offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most PNP organizations to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster, even if there is no physical damage. EIDLs may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other expenses that would have been met if not for the disaster. Businesses can apply for loans of up to $2 million.

Disaster loans of up to $500,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters also are eligible for up to $100,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property, including personal vehicles.

Interest rates can be as low as 4% for businesses, 3.625% for PNP organizations, and 2.563% for homeowners and renters, with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and based on each applicant’s financial condition. Interest does not begin to accrue until 12 months from the date of the first disaster loan disbursement and loan repayment can be deferred 12 months from the date of the first disbursement.

SBA encourages applicants to submit their loan applications as soon as possible. Applications will be prioritized in the order received and the SBA remains committed to processing them as efficiently as possible. Funding for the SBA’s disaster loan program recently was replenished through the American Relief Act of 2025, signed into law by President Biden on Dec. 21, 2024.

Applicants may apply online and receive additional disaster assistance information at sba.gov/disaster. Applicants also may call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. People who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability can dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. Additionally, SBA staff will be in-person at Disaster Recovery Center(s) to provide one-on-one assistance for disaster loan applicants.

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Debris Removal

The State’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program has two phases:

In Phase I, local government, state and federal agencies have organized teams of experts and contractors to inspect the property and assess, make safe, and/or remove any household hazardous waste that may pose a threat to human health, animals, and the environment such as batteries, herbicides, pesticides, propane tanks, asbestos siding, and paints. Phase I is automatic and includes all residential properties that have been destroyed by the fires.

In Phase II, local, state and federal officials will coordinate to conduct fire-related debris removal from the property elected to participate in the State Program by signing a Right-of-Entry Form.

Learn more about those efforts below.

Phase 1: Household Hazardous Waste

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is mobilizing resources at the direction of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for emergency Phase 1 cleanup operations to remove Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), such as paints, cleaners, solvents, oils, batteries, pesticides, compressed cylinders and tanks, and easily identifiable asbestos, from properties impacted by 2024 wildfires.

The public can track the progress of statewide wildfire hazardous waste cleanup on a real-time 2024 Household Hazardous Waste Assessment and Removal Dashboard. Information will be uploaded as soon as it becomes available. Click here to learn more.