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DR-1498-CA affected Ventura 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
$949K
Project obligations
Registrations
325
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$758K
Buildings and Equipment$88K
Debris Removal$45K
Utilities$43K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$9K
Roads and Bridges$7K
Total PA obligated$949K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$108K
Renter-approved dollars$189K
Intake IHP dollars$594K
Validated phase 2 dollars$261K
Tracked registrations325
About this declaration

What DR-1498-CA means

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