SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1800-IL affected DuPage County, Illinois. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1800-IL

Declared

Oct 3, 2008

Public assistance

$1.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,272

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$662K

Debris Removal$335K

Utilities$70K

Buildings and Equipment$47K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$33K

Roads and Bridges$30K

Water Control Facilities$24K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$6K

Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.1M

Renter-approved dollars$505K

Intake IHP dollars$5.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$5.2M

Tracked registrations1,272

About this declaration

What DR-1800-IL means

DR-1800-IL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected DuPage County, Illinois, with an incident window starting Sep 13, 2008 through Oct 5, 2008. 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 DuPage County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.