Drought
Declared for California on Jan 20, 1977, covering 47 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 an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
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 not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Alpine County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Amador County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Butte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calaveras County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Colusa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Contra Costa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| El Dorado County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fresno County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Glenn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Inyo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kern County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kings County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lassen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madera County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mariposa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mendocino County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Merced County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Modoc County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monterey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Napa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Nevada County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Placer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Plumas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sacramento County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| San Benito County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| San Joaquin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| San Luis Obispo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| San Mateo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Santa Barbara County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Santa Clara County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Santa Cruz County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Shasta County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sierra County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Siskiyou County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Solano County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sonoma County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stanislaus County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sutter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tehama County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Trinity County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tulare County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tuolumne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yolo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yuba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1976 | DroughtEM-3019-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 18, 1977 | DroughtEM-3022-NE · Emergency | Nebraska | No |
| Jan 19, 1977 | DroughtEM-3021-WV · Emergency | West Virginia | No |
| Jan 20, 1977 | DroughtEM-3024-UT · Emergency | Utah | No |
| Jan 29, 1977 | DroughtEM-3025-CO · Emergency | Colorado | No |
| Mar 2, 1977 | DroughtEM-3035-MI · Emergency | Michigan | No |
| Mar 2, 1977 | DroughtEM-3034-NM · Emergency | New Mexico | No |
| Mar 31, 1977 | DroughtEM-3036-IA · Emergency | Iowa | No |
| Mar 31, 1977 | DroughtEM-3037-WA · Emergency | Washington | No |
| Apr 15, 1977 | DroughtEM-3038-AZ · Emergency | Arizona | No |
More from California: every FEMA declaration in California.