Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1850-IL affected Franklin County, Illinois. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1850-IL
Declared
Jul 2, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$312K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$209K
Roads and Bridges$68K
Emergency Protective Measures$29K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$4K
Utilities$1K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$861
Total PA obligated$312K

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-1850-IL means

DR-1850-IL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Franklin County, Illinois, with an incident window starting May 8, 2009 through May 9, 2009. 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 Franklin County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.