SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1904-CT affected Fairfield County, Connecticut. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1904-CT

Declared

Apr 23, 2010

Public assistance

$3.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

893

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$617K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$539K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$61K

Buildings and Equipment$57K

Roads and Bridges$48K

Utilities$20K

Water Control Facilities$1K

Total PA obligated$3.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$705K

Renter-approved dollars$91K

Intake IHP dollars$1.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.6M

Tracked registrations893

About this declaration

What DR-1904-CT means

DR-1904-CT is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Fairfield County, Connecticut, with an incident window starting Mar 12, 2010 through May 17, 2010. 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 Fairfield County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.