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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4820-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-4820-CT
Declared
Sep 20, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$6.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,038
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$3.6M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.2M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.0M
Buildings and Equipment$439K
Debris Removal$241K
Water Control Facilities$157K
Utilities$54K
Management Costs$33K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$6.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6.0M
Renter-approved dollars$249K
Intake IHP dollars$12.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$12.4M
Tracked registrations1,038
About this declaration

What DR-4820-CT means

DR-4820-CT is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Fairfield County, Connecticut, with an incident window starting Aug 18, 2024 through Aug 19, 2024. 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.