Fact Sheet Information

 

Site:  CA, Fresno County

Disaster Type(s):  Severe Freeze

Declaration Date:  February 9,1999

Incident Period: December 20-28, 1998

 

Summary of Disaster:

According to the emergency manager during the research interview, “The primary impact of the severe freeze was on the citrus industry, water pipes, irrigation system, and broken pipes at water plants.” The Cloudforest Weather estimated that the direct crop value loss was $555 million, with the total direct and indirect economic loss to the area estimated at $2.5 billion.

 

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

The emergency manager was not aware of any injuries, deaths, or rescues as a result of the disaster in Fresno County.

 

 

Site Demographics:

Year	1999
FEMA Region	9
State	California
County	Fresno County
Disaster Types(s)	Winter Freeze
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	9-Feb-99
Presence of CIL*at the Time of Disaster	yes
CIL*Office Type	standard
Current CIL* Presence in County/City/Boroughs	yes
Population	799407
Area in Square Miles	5963
Population Density	134
Caucasian (%)	54.30%
African American (%)	5.30%
Native American (%)	1.6%
Asian Pacific	8.1%
Hispanic (%)	44%
Median House Hold Income	$34,725
Above Median House Hold Income	No
Per Capita Income	$15,495
Below Poverty(%)	22.90%
Number of Persons with Disabilities over age 5	153545
Persons with Disabilities over age 5 (%)	21.3 %
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	59645
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	8.3%

CIL* means Center for Independent Living

  From: Census Data on the number of persons with physical disabilities.