Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM IRENE

DR-4023-CT affected New Haven County, Connecticut. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4023-CT
Declared
Sep 2, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$14.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
3,001
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$3.7M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$2.8M
Roads and Bridges$1.8M
Section 324 Management Costs$1.6M
Utilities$779K
Water Control Facilities$263K
Buildings and Equipment$218K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$78K
Total PA obligated$14.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$7.9M
Tracked registrations3,001
About this declaration

What DR-4023-CT means

DR-4023-CT is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected New Haven County, Connecticut, with an incident window starting Aug 27, 2011 through Sep 1, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 New Haven County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.