FEMADR-1689-CAMajor disasterDeclared March 13, 2007
DR-1689-CA: California Severe Freeze
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for California (DR-1689-CA) on March 13, 2007 for the incident of January 11, 2007 to January 17, 2007; it covers 16 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1689-CA (also written FEMA-1689-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Freezing: Severe Freeze
- Incident period
- January 11, 2007 to January 17, 2007
- Declared
- March 13, 2007
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for California in 2007
- Status
- closed out on January 8, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Imperial (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Kern (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Kings (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Los Angeles (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Madera (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Merced (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Monterey (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Riverside (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| San Bernardino (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| San Diego (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| San Luis Obispo (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Santa Barbara (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Stanislaus (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Tulare (County) | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Ventura (County) | — | 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?
$1.1 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
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/1689. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.