Severe Freeze
Declared for California on Mar 13, 2007, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Imperial County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Kern County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Kings County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Los Angeles County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Madera County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Merced County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Monterey County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Riverside County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| San Bernardino County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| San Diego County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| San Luis Obispo County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Santa Barbara County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Stanislaus County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Tulare County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Ventura County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Yes |
More from California: every FEMA declaration in California.