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Disaster detail

POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY AT OROVILLE LAKE

EM-3381-CA affected Yuba County, California. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Dam/Levee Break
EM-3381-CA
Declared
Feb 14, 2017
EM
Public assistance
$0
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Total PA obligated$0

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What EM-3381-CA means

EM-3381-CA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Yuba County, California, with an incident window starting Feb 7, 2017 through Feb 23, 2017. The declaration type is "EM," categorized as dam/levee break.

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 Yuba County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.