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Imperial County, California

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Imperial County.

Total declarations
15
1976 to 2023
Tracked FEMA aid
$50.1M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Flood
436 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4750
Nov 21, 2023
Cross-link

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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Emergency Protective Measures$21.1M
Utilities$12.4M
Buildings and Equipment$6.4M
Water Control Facilities$5.6M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.3M
Roads and Bridges$933K
Management Costs$490K
Debris Removal$150K
Total PA obligated$48.3M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations436
IHP / household aid$1.8M
Housing assistance$0
Other needs assistance$1.8M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

BiologicalMar 2020Imperial County

COVID-19

EM-3428-CA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
EarthquakeMay 2010Imperial County

EARTHQUAKE

DR-1911-CA · Apr 4, 2010 to Jul 4, 2010
$25.0MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FreezingMar 2007Imperial County

SEVERE FREEZE

DR-1689-CA · Jan 11, 2007 to Jan 17, 2007
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, HMPrograms
FloodJul 1983Imperial County

FLOODING

DR-687-CA · Jun 16, 1983 to Feb 1, 1984
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
EarthquakeOct 1979Imperial County

EARTHQUAKE

DR-609-CA · Oct 19, 1979
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Imperial County

Imperial County, California has 15 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1976 to 2023. The dominant hazard type is flood, followed by severe storm. That is below the California average of 28 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $50.1M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.