FEMA's March 13 Fire Management Assistance Declaration reimburses state and local governments for up to 75 percent of firefighting costs. It sends nothing to individual households. No housing repair, no personal property replacement, no temporary shelter. Those require a presidential major disaster declaration carrying an Individual Assistance designation.
None has been issued. Governor Pillen's May 8 request to the White House seeks Public Assistance only, covering infrastructure. Ranching families file through USDA's Farm Service Agency, where every program addresses agricultural losses. The house, the truck, the medical bills occupy no federal column.