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DR-1498-CA affected San Diego 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

Public assistance

$22.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

7,685

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$10.9M

Buildings and Equipment$8.0M

Debris Removal$2.2M

Utilities$583K

Roads and Bridges$309K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$265K

Water Control Facilities$2K

Total PA obligated$22.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$8.9M

Renter-approved dollars$10.7M

Intake IHP dollars$39.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$25.5M

Tracked registrations7,685

About this declaration

What DR-1498-CA means

DR-1498-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected San Diego 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 San Diego County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.