Disaster detail

STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4589-ID affected Kootenai County, Idaho. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4589-ID
Declared
Mar 4, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$12.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$10.5M
Debris Removal$925K
Management Costs$641K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$216K
Roads and Bridges$97K
Emergency Protective Measures$35K
Buildings and Equipment$11K
Total PA obligated$12.4M

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-4589-ID means

DR-4589-ID is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kootenai County, Idaho, with an incident window starting Jan 13, 2021. 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 Kootenai County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.