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WILDFIRES, FLOODING, MUD FLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS

DR-1731-CA affected Orange 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
$2.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
427
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.9M
Buildings and Equipment$275K
Debris Removal$237K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$110K
Water Control Facilities$36K
Roads and Bridges$8K
Utilities$6K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K
Total PA obligated$2.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$97K
Renter-approved dollars$81K
Intake IHP dollars$356K
Validated phase 2 dollars$356K
Tracked registrations427
About this declaration

What DR-1731-CA means

DR-1731-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orange 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 Orange County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.