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DR-1498-CA affected Los Angeles County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
DR-1498-CA
Declared
Oct 27, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$5.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
17,217
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$4.6M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.3M
Debris Removal$13K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K
Total PA obligated$5.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$453K
Renter-approved dollars$5.5M
Intake IHP dollars$11.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$7.9M
Tracked registrations17,217
About this declaration

What DR-1498-CA means

DR-1498-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Los Angeles County, California, with an incident window starting Oct 21, 2003 through Mar 31, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as fire.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Los Angeles County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.