Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for California on Feb 21, 1986, covering 39 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 38 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 not declared | Yes |
| Amador County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Butte County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calaveras County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Colusa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Contra Costa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Del Norte County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| El Dorado County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Fresno County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Glenn County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Humboldt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lake County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lassen County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madera County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mendocino County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Modoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mono County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Napa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Nevada County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Placer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Plumas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sacramento County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Benito County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Joaquin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Mateo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Santa Clara County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Santa Cruz County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Shasta County | IA declaredPA not 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 |
| Sutter County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tehama County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Trinity County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tuolumne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yolo 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, 1986 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-757-WA · Major disaster | Washington | No |
| Feb 28, 1986 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-759-NV · Major disaster | Nevada | No |
| May 3, 1986 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-764-SD · Major disaster | South Dakota | No |
More from California: every FEMA declaration in California.