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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1795-IN affected Clark County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1795-IN
Declared
Sep 23, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$2.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
2,439
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.4M
Utilities$648K
Emergency Protective Measures$149K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K
Buildings and Equipment$14K
Roads and Bridges$4K
Total PA obligated$2.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$345K
Renter-approved dollars$25K
Intake IHP dollars$751K
Validated phase 2 dollars$751K
Tracked registrations2,439
About this declaration

What DR-1795-IN means

DR-1795-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clark County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Sep 12, 2008 through Oct 6, 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 Clark County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.