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DR-1498-CA affected Riverside County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
DR-1498-CA
Declared
Oct 27, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$205K
Project obligations
Registrations
654
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$205K
Total PA obligated$205K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$141K
Renter-approved dollars$263K
Intake IHP dollars$809K
Validated phase 2 dollars$533K
Tracked registrations654
About this declaration

What DR-1498-CA means

DR-1498-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Riverside County, California, with an incident window starting Oct 21, 2003 through Mar 31, 2004. 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 Riverside County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.