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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1628-CA affected Nevada 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
DR
Public assistance
$1.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
96
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$661K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$564K
Emergency Protective Measures$56K
Water Control Facilities$54K
Utilities$29K
Debris Removal$12K
Total PA obligated$1.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$45K
Renter-approved dollars$1K
Intake IHP dollars$92K
Validated phase 2 dollars$92K
Tracked registrations96
About this declaration

What DR-1628-CA means

DR-1628-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Nevada 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 Nevada County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.