WILDFIRES

DR-1810-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-1810-CA

Declared

Nov 18, 2008

Public assistance

$2.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

304

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.9M

Buildings and Equipment$149K

Debris Removal$44K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$19K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$14K

Utilities$2K

Total PA obligated$2.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$180K

Renter-approved dollars$239K

Intake IHP dollars$837K

Validated phase 2 dollars$837K

Tracked registrations304

About this declaration

What DR-1810-CA means

DR-1810-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orange County, California, with an incident window starting Nov 13, 2008 through Nov 28, 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.