Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides
Declared for California on Jan 4, 1997, covering 48 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 48 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Alpine County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Amador County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Butte County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Calaveras County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Colusa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Contra Costa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Del Norte County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| El Dorado County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Fresno County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Glenn County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Humboldt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Kings County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lake County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Lassen County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Madera County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Marin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mariposa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mendocino County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Merced County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Modoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Mono County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Monterey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Napa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Nevada County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Placer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Plumas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Sacramento County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| San Benito County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| San Francisco County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Joaquin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| San Luis Obispo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Mateo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Santa Clara County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Santa Cruz County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Shasta County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Sierra County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Siskiyou County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Solano County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Sonoma County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Stanislaus County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Sutter County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Tehama County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Trinity County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Tulare County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tuolumne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Yolo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Yuba County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1997 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and LandslidesDR-1153-NV · Major disaster | Nevada | Yes |
| Jan 4, 1997 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and LandslidesDR-1154-ID · Major disaster | Idaho | Yes |
More from California: every FEMA declaration in California.