FEMA Disaster Declaration for California Wildfires
October 26, 2020
Overview
Due to California Wildfires, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster.
Incident Period: September 4, 2020, and continuing
| State | FEMA Disaster Declaration | Counties |
| California | October 16, 2020 | Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Siskiyou and Sonoma |
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 10/16/2020. |
| 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.
Contacts
Please contact your Account Executive or Account Manager with any questions.
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