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WILDFIRES, FLOODING, MUD FLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS

DR-1731-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-1731-CA
Declared
Oct 24, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$2.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
2,052
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$2.1M
Buildings and Equipment$370K
Debris Removal$218K
Water Control Facilities$75K
Roads and Bridges$11K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$317
Total PA obligated$2.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$450K
Renter-approved dollars$471K
Intake IHP dollars$1.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.8M
Tracked registrations2,052
About this declaration

What DR-1731-CA means

DR-1731-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Los Angeles County, California, with an incident window starting Oct 21, 2007 through Mar 31, 2008. 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.