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SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1573-IN affected Delaware County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1573-IN
Declared
Jan 21, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$4.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
4,704
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$4.1M
Emergency Protective Measures$299K
Water Control Facilities$34K
Roads and Bridges$25K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$20K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$16K
Utilities$10K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Direct Administrative Costs$-41K
Total PA obligated$4.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.8M
Renter-approved dollars$153K
Intake IHP dollars$6.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$6.0M
Tracked registrations4,704
About this declaration

What DR-1573-IN means

DR-1573-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Delaware County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Jan 1, 2005 through Feb 11, 2005. 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 Delaware County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.