Updated FEMA Disaster Declaration for California
October 26, 2020
Overview
Due to California wildfires, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. Updated counties are shown in bold.
Incident Period: August 14, 2020 – Continuing
| State | FEMA Disaster Declaration | Counties |
| California | August 22, 2020 | Butte, Lake, Lassen, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity, Tulare and Yolo |
Re-Inspection by Product Type
| If your loan is … | A re-inspection is required … | Under these circumstances … |
| FHA Full Doc | Yes | If the original appraisal inspection date was prior to the Incident Period End Date – Continuing**. |
| FHA Streamline | No | Not applicable |
| VA Full Doc and IRRRL | Yes | If the loan was not closed (signed) prior to the Declaration Date of 08/22/2020. |
| USDA Full Doc and Streamline Assist | Yes | If the original appraisal inspection date was prior to the Incident Period End Date – Continuing**. |
| Conventional* | Yes | If the original appraisal inspection date was prior to the Incident Period End Date – Continuing**. |
*If an appraisal was not required due to a property inspection waiver (PIW), an inspection report will still be required.
**In cases where FEMA has not yet issued an Incident End Date and the disaster is “Continuing”, the earliest CMS will permit a re-inspection is a minimum of 14 calendar days from the Incident Period Start Date.
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