SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1628-CA affected Mendocino County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1628-CA

Declared

Feb 3, 2006

Public assistance

$10.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

367

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$4.7M

Debris Removal$2.8M

Utilities$1.6M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.1M

Emergency Protective Measures$368K

Buildings and Equipment$231K

Water Control Facilities$55K

Total PA obligated$10.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$280K

Renter-approved dollars$87K

Intake IHP dollars$744K

Validated phase 2 dollars$744K

Tracked registrations367

About this declaration

What DR-1628-CA means

DR-1628-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mendocino County, California, with an incident window starting Dec 17, 2005 through Jan 3, 2006. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 Mendocino County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.