Disaster detail

FL-HURRICANE IRENE-DR-REQ

DR-1306-FL affected Palm Beach County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1306-FL
Declared
Oct 20, 1999
DR
Public assistance
$9.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$6.0M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.5M
Roads and Bridges$744K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$457K
Water Control Facilities$426K
Utilities$128K
Buildings and Equipment$92K
Total PA obligated$9.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1306-FL means

DR-1306-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Palm Beach County, Florida, with an incident window starting Oct 14, 1999 through Oct 24, 1999. 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 Palm Beach County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.