Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for California on Jan 26, 1969, covering 37 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amador County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Contra Costa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| El Dorado County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Fresno County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Humboldt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Inyo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kern County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kings County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Los Angeles County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madera County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mariposa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mendocino County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Merced County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Modoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mono County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monterey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Orange County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Placer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Plumas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Riverside County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sacramento County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Benito County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Bernardino County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Joaquin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Luis Obispo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Santa Barbara County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Shasta County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sierra County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Solano County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sonoma County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Stanislaus County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tehama County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tulare County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tuolumne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ventura County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yuba County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1969 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-254-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | Yes |
More from California: every FEMA declaration in California.