SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, COASTAL EROSION AND TIDAL SURGE

DR-1445-AK affected Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1445-AK

Declared

Dec 4, 2002

Public assistance

$2.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

388

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.1M

Utilities$454K

Emergency Protective Measures$218K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$192K

Water Control Facilities$42K

Debris Removal$14K

Buildings and Equipment$5K

Direct Administrative Costs$-833

Total PA obligated$2.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$465K

Renter-approved dollars$19K

Intake IHP dollars$968K

Validated phase 2 dollars$968K

Tracked registrations388

About this declaration

What DR-1445-AK means

DR-1445-AK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, with an incident window starting Oct 23, 2002 through Dec 20, 2002. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Kenai Peninsula Borough disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.