Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows
Declared for California on Jan 26, 2011, covering 10 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inyo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kern County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kings County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Orange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Riverside County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| San Bernardino County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| San Diego County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| San Luis Obispo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Santa Barbara County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Tulare County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from California: every FEMA declaration in California.