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DR-65-CADRFire

Forest Fire

Major Disaster Declaration for California, declared Dec 29, 1956, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-65-CA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
California
Incident type
Fire
Declared
Dec 29, 1956
Requested
Dec 29, 1956 · request 56018
Incident began
Dec 29, 1956
Incident ended
Dec 29, 1956
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Apr 1, 1959
Fiscal year
1957
FEMA region
Region 9

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of California (statewide designation).