SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1729-IL affected DeKalb County, Illinois. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1729-IL

Declared

Sep 25, 2007

Public assistance

$564K

Project obligations

Registrations

432

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$252K

Utilities$108K

Debris Removal$62K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$60K

Buildings and Equipment$44K

Roads and Bridges$40K

Total PA obligated$564K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M

Renter-approved dollars$73K

Intake IHP dollars$2.7M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.7M

Tracked registrations432

About this declaration

What DR-1729-IL means

DR-1729-IL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected DeKalb County, Illinois, with an incident window starting Aug 20, 2007 through Aug 31, 2007. 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 DeKalb County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.