FEMADR-1155-CAMajor disasterDeclared January 4, 1997
DR-1155-CA: California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for California (DR-1155-CA) on January 4, 1997 for the incident of December 28, 1996 to April 1, 1997; it covers 48 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1155-CA (also written FEMA-1155-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides
- Incident period
- December 28, 1996 to April 1, 1997
- Declared
- January 4, 1997
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for California in 1997
- Status
- closed out on July 1, 2013
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Alpine (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Amador (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Butte (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Calaveras (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Colusa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contra Costa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Del Norte (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| El Dorado (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fresno (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Glenn (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Humboldt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kings (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lassen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Madera (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mariposa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mendocino (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Merced (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Modoc (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mono (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monterey (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Napa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nevada (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Placer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plumas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sacramento (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| San Benito (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| San Francisco (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Joaquin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| San Luis Obispo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Mateo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Santa Clara (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Santa Cruz (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shasta (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sierra (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Siskiyou (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Solano (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sonoma (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stanislaus (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sutter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tehama (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trinity (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tulare (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tuolumne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yolo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yuba (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1155. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.