Severe Storm and Flooding
Declared for California on May 25, 2023, covering 1 designated area. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Soboba Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2023 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4693-NH · Major disaster | New Hampshire | No |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4695-VT · Major disaster | Vermont | No |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4696-ME · Major disaster | Maine | No |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4719-ME · Major disaster | Maine | No |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4725-NJ · Major disaster | New Jersey | No |
More from California: every FEMA declaration in California.