List of California disasters Disaster Loss

List of California Disaster Codes
Disaster Code Incident Period Disaster County Governor Declared (State Loss Throwback Election)1 President Declared (Federal Loss Throwback Election)6 100% Disaster Loss Carryover Period
157 January 2025 Fires & Windstorm Declared by President & Governor: Los Angeles Yes Yes 20 years
Declared by Governor only: Ventura Yes No 20 years
161 December 2024 Coastal Storm (Declared February 2025) Santa Cruz Yes No 20 years
156 December 2024 Earthquake Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino Yes No 20 years
155 November 2024 Mountain Fire Ventura Yes No 20 years
160 September 2024 Bear Fire (Declared November 2024) Sierra Yes No 20 years
154 September 2024 Boyles Fire Lake Yes No 20 years
153 September 2024 Bridge & Airport Fires Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino Yes No 20 years
152 September 2024 Line Fire San Bernardino Yes No 20 years
151 September 2024 Land Movement Los Angeles (limited to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes) Yes No 20 years
159 July 2024 Shelly Fire (Declared November 2024) Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
150 July 2024 Borel Fire Kern Yes No 20 years
149 July 2024 Gold Complex & Park Fires Butte, Plumas, Tehama Yes No 20 years
148 July 2024 Thompson Fire Butte Yes No 20 years
158 April 2024 Pier Fire (Declared November 2024) San Diego (Limited to the City of Oceanside) Yes No 20 years
147 March 2024 Storms Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, San Bernardino, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity, Ventura Yes No 20 years
146 February 2024 Severe Winter Storms Alameda, Butte, Glenn, Lake, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Sutter, Ventura Yes No 20 years
145 December 2023 and January 2024 Severe Winter Storms Declared by President5 & Governor: San Diego Yes Yes 20 years
145 December 2023 and January 2024 Severe Winter Storms Declared by Governor only: Humboldt, Imperial, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Ventura Yes No 20 years
144 August 2023 Smith River Complex Fires Del Norte Yes No 20 years
143 August 2023 Happy Camp Complex Fires Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
142 August 2023 Tropical Storm Hilary Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Diego, Tulare, Ventura Yes No 20 years
141 February 2023 & March 20234 Severe Winter Storms Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba Yes Yes4 20 years
140 December 2022 & January 2023 Severe Winter Storms Declared by President3 & Governor: Alameda, Butte, Calveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Ventura, Yolo, and Yuba Yes Yes3 20 years
140 December 2022 & January 2023 Severe Winter Storms Declared by Governor only:
All other California counties not listed above		 Yes No 20 years
139 December 2022 Earthquake Humboldt Yes No 20 years
136 September 2022 Fork, Barnes, & Mountain Fires Madera, Modoc, Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
135 September 2022 Tropical Storm Kay Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino Yes No 20 years
133 September 2022 Fairview & Mosquito Fires El Dorado, Placer, Riverside Yes No 20 years
132 September 2022 Mill Fire Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
138 August 2022 Route Fire (Declared November 2022) Los Angeles Yes No 20 years
137 August 2022 Storm System (Declared November 2022) Alpine, Inyo Yes No 20 years
131 July 2022 McKinney, China 2, & Evans Fires Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
130 July 2022 Oak Fire Mariposa Yes No 20 years
134 June 2022 June Storm System (Declared September 2022) Plumas, Tehama Yes No 20 years
129 January 2022 Colorado Fire (Declared July 2022) Monterey Yes No 20 years
127 December 2021 December Winter Storms Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Trinity, Yuba Yes No 20 years
128 October 2021 Alisal Fire (Declared July 2022) Santa Barbara Yes No 20 years
125 September 2021 Fawn Fire Shasta Yes No 20 years
126 July 2021, August 2021, & September 2021 River Complex, French, Washington, Windy, KNP Complex, & Hopkins Fires Kern, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne Yes No 20 years
124 August 2021 Cache Fire Lake Yes No 20 years
123 August 2021 Caldor Fire El Dorado County Yes No 20 years
121 August 2021 Antelope & River Fires Nevada, Placer, Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
122 July 2021 & August 2021 Dixie, McFarland & Monument Fires Shasta, Tehama, Trinity Yes No
120 July 2021 Dixie, Fly & Tamarack Fires Alpine, Butte, Lassen, Plumas Yes No 20 years
119 June 2021 & July 2021 Lava & Beckwourth Complex Fires Lassen, Plumas, Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
118 January 2021 Extreme Winds Madera, Mariposa Yes No 20 years
117 January 2021 Atmospheric River Storm System Monterey, San Luis Obispo Yes No 20 years
116 September 2020 CA wildfires Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Sonoma Refer to Code 115 Yes
115 August 2020 & September 2020 Fires and Extreme Weather Conditions Declared by President & Governor: Butte, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, and Yolo Yes Yes 20 years
115 August 2020 & September 2020 Fires and Extreme Weather Conditions Declared by Governor only: All other California counties not listed above Yes No 20 years
114 October 2019 Extreme Wind and Fire Weather Conditions All California counties Yes No 20 years
113 October 2019 Kincade and Tick Fires Los Angeles, Sonoma Yes No 20 years
112 October 2019 Eagle, Reche, Saddleridge, Sandalwood, and Wolf Fires Los Angeles, Riverside Yes No 20 years
111 July 2019 Earthquake Kern, San Bernardino Yes No 20 years
110 February 2019 Atmospheric River Storm System Amador, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma Yes No 20 years
109 January and February 2019 Atmospheric River Storm System Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Shasta, Tehama, Trinity, Ventura, Yolo Yes No 20 years
108 November 2018 Hill & Woolsey Fires Los Angeles, Ventura Yes Yes 20 years
107 November 2018 Camp Fire Butte Yes Yes 20 years
106 August 2018 Holy Fire Orange, Riverside Yes No 20 years
105 July 2018 River2, Ranch & Steele Fires Lake2, Mendocino, Napa Yes No 20 years
104 July 2018 Ferguson Fire Mariposa Yes No 20 years
103 July 2018 Carr Fire Shasta Yes Yes 20 years
102 July 2018 Cranston Fire Riverside Yes No 20 years
101 July 2018 Monsoonal Rainstorm San Bernardino Yes No 20 years
100 July 2018 Holiday Fire Santa Barbara Yes No 20 years
99 July 2018 West Fire San Diego Yes No 20 years
98 July 2018 Klamathon Fire Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
97 June 2018 Pawnee Fire Lake Yes No 20 years
96 March 2018 March Winter Storms Amador, Fresno Kern, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne Yes No 20 years
95 January 2018 Southern California Mudslides Ventura, Santa Barbara Yes Yes 20 years
94 December 2017 Lilac Fire San Diego Yes Yes 20 years
93 December 2017 Creek & Rye Fires Los Angeles Yes Yes 20 years
92 December 2017 Thomas Fire Ventura, Santa Barbara Yes Yes 20 years
91 October 2017 Severe Winter Storms and Snowmelt Inyo, Mono Yes No 20 years
90 October 2017 Solano County Atlas Fire Solano Yes Yes 20 years
89 October 2017 Cherokee, LaPorte, Sulphur, Potter, Cascade, Lobo & Canyon Fires Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Nevada, Orange Yes Yes 20 years
88 October 2017 Tubbs, Atlas and multiple other fires Napa, Sonoma, Yuba Yes Yes 20 years
86 September 2017 La Tuna Fires Los Angeles Yes No 20 years
87 August 2017 & September 2017 Railroad, Pier, Mission & Peak Fires Madera, Mariposa, Tulare Yes No 20 years
85 August 2017 Ponderosa Fires Butte Yes No 20 years
84 August 2017 Helena Fires Trinity Yes No 20 years
82 July 2017 San Bernardino County Rainstorm San Bernardino Yes No 20 years
81 July 2017 Modoc County Fires Modoc Yes No 20 years
80 July 2017 Detwiler Fire Mariposa Yes No 20 years
79 July 2017 Alamo & Whittier Fires Santa Barbara Yes No 20 years
78 July 2017 Wall Fire Butte Yes No 20 years
77.1 February 2017 February Winter Storms Declared by President & Governor: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Sutter, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba Yes Yes 20 years
77.1 February 2017 February Winter Storms Governor only: Alpine, Colusa, Del Norte, Fresno, Glenn, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Modoc, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus, Tehama, Ventura, Yes No 20 years
77 January 2017 January Winter Storms Declared by President & Governor: Alameda, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba Yes Yes 20 years
77 January 2017 January Winter Storms Governor only: Alpine, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Modoc, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus, Tehama, Tulare, Ventura Yes No 20 years
83 December 2016 Siskiyou County Rainstorm (Declared August 2017) Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
76 December 2016 December Winter Storms Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta, Santa Cruz, Trinity Yes No 20 years
75 August 2016 Blue Cut Fire San Bernardino Yes No 20 years
74 August 2016 Clayton Fire Lake Yes No 20 years
73 August 2016 Chimney Fire San Luis Obispo Yes No 20 years
72 July 2016 Soberanes Fire Monterey Yes No 20 years
71 July 2016 Sand Fire Los Angeles Yes No 20 years
70 June 2016 Erskine Fire Kern Yes No 20 years
69 December 2015 Carlsbad Rainstorms San Diego (City of Carlsbad) Yes No
68 October 2015 Rainstorms Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles Yes No 20 years
67 September 2015 Valley Wildfire Lake[1], Napa Yes Yes[1] 20 years
66 September 2015 Butte Wildfire Amador, Calaveras[1] Yes Yes[1] 20 years
65 July 2015 Severe Rainstorms Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego Yes No 20 years
64 July 2015 Wildfire Lake, Trinity Yes No 20 years
63 June 2015 Wildfire Butte, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Madera, Napa, Nevada, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Solano, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo Yes No 20 years
62 May 2015 Oil Spill Santa Barbara Yes No 20 years
61 February 2015 Severe Rainstorms Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou Yes No 20 years
60 February 2015 Mono Wildfire Mono Yes No 20 years

[1] For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 and before January 1, 2024, the state throwback election may be made on or before the later of:

  • The due date of the tax return, including extensions, for the taxable year in which the disaster actually occured.
  • The due date of the tax return, including extensions, for the taxable year immediately preceding the tax year of occurence.

Note - For taxable years on or before January 1, 2014, if California legislature passed legislation that extends the election date by listing the disaster in R&TC, the state throwback election could be made.

[2] The President declared a major disaster for Lake County.

[3] The President declared major disasters for Severe Winter Storms, get the Internal Revenue Service announcement CA 2023-01 and CA 2023-02 for affected counties.

[4] The President declared major disasters for Severe Winter Storms, get the Internal Revenue Service announcement CA 2023-03 for affected counties.

[5] The President declared a major disaster for Severe Winter Storms, get the Internal Revenue Service announcement CA-2024-02.

[6] For any given state of emergency or presidential disaster declaration, that triggers Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax relief/postponement in California, the DOF will evaluate any filing and or payment postponement in response to each declaration or emergency on a case-by-case basis, consistent with existing authority per Revenue and Taxation Code section 18572.