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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1744-AR affected Baxter County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1744-AR
Declared
Feb 7, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$350K
Project obligations
Registrations
285
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$170K
Emergency Protective Measures$80K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$60K
Buildings and Equipment$22K
Utilities$13K
Roads and Bridges$5K
Total PA obligated$350K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$242K
Renter-approved dollars$121K
Intake IHP dollars$731K
Validated phase 2 dollars$731K
Tracked registrations285
About this declaration

What DR-1744-AR means

DR-1744-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Baxter County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Feb 5, 2008 through Feb 12, 2008. 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 Baxter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.