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SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1573-IN affected Jay 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
$869K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,232
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$446K
Debris Removal$338K
Emergency Protective Measures$79K
Roads and Bridges$3K
Buildings and Equipment$1K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$944
Total PA obligated$869K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$693K
Renter-approved dollars$54K
Intake IHP dollars$1.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.6M
Tracked registrations1,232
About this declaration

What DR-1573-IN means

DR-1573-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jay 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 Jay County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.