Severe Freeze
Declared for California on Feb 11, 1991, covering 33 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 33 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 not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Butte County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Colusa County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Fresno County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Glenn County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Imperial County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kern County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Los Angeles County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madera County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mendocino County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Merced County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monterey County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Napa County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Riverside County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Benito County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Bernardino County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Diego County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Joaquin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Luis Obispo County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Mateo County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Santa Barbara County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Santa Clara County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Santa Cruz County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Solano County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sonoma County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Stanislaus County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sutter County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tehama County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tulare County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ventura County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yolo County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yuba County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from California: every FEMA declaration in California.