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DR-4533-AK affected Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Biological
DR-4533-AK
Declared
Apr 9, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$979K
Project obligations
Registrations
83
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$968K
Management Costs$11K
Total PA obligated$979K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$14K
Renter-approved dollars$290K
Intake IHP dollars$608K
Validated phase 2 dollars$590K
Tracked registrations83
About this declaration

What DR-4533-AK means

DR-4533-AK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, with an incident window starting Jan 20, 2020 through May 11, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as biological.

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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.